Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective: Ancient and Contemporary Approaches to Theological Anthropology
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Overview
What does it mean to be “truly human?” In Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, Marc Cortez looks at the ways several key theologians—Gregory of Nyssa, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Karl Barth, John Zizioulas, and James Cone—have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person. Based on this historical study, he concludes with a constructive proposal for how Christology and anthropology should work together to inform our view of what it means to be human.
Many theologians begin their discussion of the human person by claiming that in some way Jesus Christ reveals what it means to be “truly human,” but this often has little impact in the material presentation of their anthropology. Although modern theologians often fail to reflect robustly on the relationship between Christology and anthropology, this was not the case throughout church history. In this book, examine seven key theologians and discover their important contributions to theological anthropology.
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- Explores how Christology and anthropology should inform our view of what it means to be human
- Attempts to redress the imbalances and eccentricities that have characterised theological anthropology
- Looks at the ways several key theologians have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person
- Beyond Genitalia: Gregory of Nyssa’s Transformative Christology and the (Re)orientation of Sexuality
- All Will Be Well: Suffering and Redemption inJulian of Norwich’s Cross-Shaped Anthropology
- The Chief Article of Our Humanity: Justification and Vocation in Martin Luther’s Anthropological Vision
- The Feeling of Being Human: Friedrich Schleiermacher and the Ecclesial Mediation of True Humanity
- Embodied Souls: The Ontological Determination of the Human in Karl Barth’s Anthropology
- Personal Beingjohn Zizioulas and the Christological Grounding of Human Personhood
- The Black Messiah: Race, Liberation, and the Actualization of Humanity in James Cone’s Christological Anthropology
- Developing Christological Visions of the Human Person
- Title: Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective: Ancient and Contemporary Approaches to Theological Anthropology
- Author: Marc Cortez
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Theological anthropology › Christianity--History; Jesus Christ › Person and offices--History
- ISBNs: 9780310516422, 0310516420
- Resource ID: LLS:9780310516422
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-20T15:27:08Z
Marc Cortez received his PhD in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and holds a ThM and MA from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is professor of theology at Wheaton College and Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He previously taught at Western Seminary for seven years, where he served as academic dean and director of the ThM program. Prior to that, he served for nearly ten years as a youth pastor for middle and high school students, and he continues to be involved in various areas of ministry. Dr. Cortez is a leading expert in theological anthropology, and his published works on this topic include ReSourcing Theological Anthropology, Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, and Theological Anthropology: A Guide for the Perplexed.