Christology: A Global Introduction

by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2016

Overview

In this revised introduction, an internationally respected scholar explores biblical, historical, and contemporary developments in Christology. The book focuses on the global and contextual diversity of contemporary theology, including views of Christ found in the Global South and North and in the Abrahamic and Asian faith traditions. It is ideal for readers who desire to know how the global Christian community understands the person and work of Jesus Christ. This new edition accounts for the significant developments in theology over the past decade.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The person of Jesus Christ stands at the center of Christian faith and theology” (Page 1)

“Let us clarify first those orientational questions by looking briefly at two interrelated sets of questions: Is there a distinction between the ‘person’ (identity) and ‘work’ of Jesus Christ? And if so, what might be the relationship?” (Page 3)

“This becomes evident in the distinction Paul makes between Jesus’s sonship and our sonship, using two different Greek terms: believers are adopted and called sons or children (tekna), but Jesus is the Son (huios).” (Page 19)

“Christ,’ which appears over five hundred times in the New Testament.^{14” (Page 17)}

“the most foundational methodological question in Christology” (Page 4)

Product Details

• Title: Christology: A Global Introduction
• Author: Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Jesus Christ › History of doctrines
• ISBNs: 9781493403646, 9780801030888, 9780801026218, 1493403648, 0801030889, 0801026210
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRISTLGYKARKKAINEN2ED
• Resource Type: Systematic Theology
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:39:11Z

About Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen joined the Fuller faculty as associate professor of systematic theology in 2000 and was named full professor in 2003. He also holds a teaching position at the University of Helsinki as Dozent of Ecumenics. Prior to coming to Fuller, Kärkkäinen served as president and professor at IsoKirja College in Keuruu, Finland. He has taught and lived with his family on three continents: Europe, Asia (Thailand), and North America (the U.S.) He has also lectured and served as visiting professor in various schools around the world. He travels widely and has a command of several languages.

A prolific writer, Kärkkäinen has published 11 books in English (and seven in his native language, Finnish), most recently The Trinity: Global Perspectives (2007), One With God: Salvation as Deification and Justification (2004), and Trinity and Religious Pluralism: The Doctrine of the Trinity in Christian Theology of Religions (2004), as well as more than 100 articles, which have appeared in international scholarly journals. He is also the editor (with William Dyrness) of Global Dictionary of Theology (2008). Kärkkäinen was appointed to three editorial boards in 2008, which include the Strategic Initiatives in Systematic Theology series by InterVarsity Press, the Studies in Systematic Theology series by Brill Press (Leiden, Netherlands), and the International Journal of Systematic Theology. He is a member of three working groups of the World Council of Churches and has participated in numerous international consultations. He is also an external examiner for Wales University.