Paradox in Christian Theology

by James N. Anderson

Publisher:

Paternoster

, 2007

Overview

How can Jesus be fully human and fully divine? How can God be three-in-one? James Anderson develops and defends a model of understanding paradoxical Christian doctrines according to which the presence of such doctrines is unsurprising and adherence to paradoxical doctrines can be entirely reasonable. As such, the phenomenon of theological paradox cannot be considered as a serious intellectual obstacle to belief in Christianity. The case presented in this book has significant implications for the practice of systematic theology, biblical exegesis, Christian apologetics and philosophy.

Contents

Top Highlights

“These alleged logical conflicts have been denoted in various ways, from the negatively connotative ‘incoherence’, ‘self-contradiction’, and ‘absurdity’, to the more forgiving labels of ‘paradox’, ‘antinomy’, and ‘mystery’” (Page 1)

Praise for the Print Edition

An accomplished engagement of important recent work in analytic philosophy of religion.

—David Fergusson, Professor of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh

Product Details

• Title: Paradox in Christian Theology
• Author: James N. Anderson
• Series: Theological Studies Collection
• Publisher: Paternoster Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Pages: 344

About James N. Anderson

Dr. James N. Anderson is Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, and an ordained minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Anderson is a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers, the British Society for the Philosophy of Religion, and the Evangelical Philosophical Society, respectively. He is also the author of What’s Your Worldview?.