Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates

by Gerald O’Collins

Publisher:

Baylor University Press

, 2015

Overview

The study of Jesus remains central to Christianity. “Who was and is Jesus?” and “What has he done for us and for our world?” are crucial questions that demand careful consideration and perennial answers. These Christological questions reach to the heart of Christian identity—both in its understanding of itself and in its relation to other world religions.

In Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates, Gerald O’Collins continues his groundbreaking work in Christology by first tracing its major developments over the last fifty years. He next turns to a theology of resurrection—Christology’s central event—and the foundational roles played by its two great witnesses, Peter and Paul. O’Collins then masterfully constructs a “theology of religions” that explores the relationship of Christianity to other living faiths precisely in light of the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

In this volume, O’Collins engages the riches of the tradition and the challenges of the present to aid scholars and students alike who wish to grasp the centrality of the second person of the Trinity to the Christian faith.

Key Features

• Constructs a “theology of religions” that explores the relationship of Christianity to other living faiths
• Traces the major developments of Christology over the last fifty years
• Engages the riches of the tradition and the challenges of the present to aid scholars and students

Contents

• Christology—The Last Fifty Years
• Revisiting the Person of Jesus
• Revisiting the Work of Jesus
• Paul as a Witness to the Risen Jesus
• Peter as Witness to Easter
• The Priesthood of Christ and Followers of Other Faiths
• Jacques Dupuis and Religious Pluralism
• Jacques Dupuis and Karl Rahner

Praise for the Print Edition

No systematic theologian can afford to ignore O’Collins’ work, nor to fail to profit from his prodigious scholarship and consummate erudition. This welcome volume brings together eight chapters prompting further reflection and insight into the sublimely impenetrable mystery of the person of Christ and will prove especially valuable as a reference and resource for both students and theologians in the field.

—Anne Hunt, Professor, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne

O’Collins has spent his long and incredibly productive career as a theologian unfolding the ‘unsearchable riches of Christ’ (Ephesians 3:8). Not only has he stayed current in the Christological scholarship of several languages, but he offers fair-minded, yet critical, assessments of contemporary theologians on these topics. O’Collins has put the understanding of Jesus Christ at the heart of his scholarly output.

—Peter Bernardi, SJ, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Loyola University Chicago

Product Details

• Title: Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates
• Author: Gerald O’Collins
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2015
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 208
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Jesus Christ › History of doctrines
• ISBNs: 9781481302562, 9781481304412, 9781481304405, 1481302566, 1481304410, 1481304402
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTLGYRGNDBTS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-06-21T23:47:56Z

About Gerald O’Collins

Gerald O’Collins SJ, is a Jesuit priest and former dean of theology at Gregorian University in Rome. He is an honorary research fellow of MCD University of Divinity and an honorary adjunct professor at Australian Catholic University. He earned his BA and MA from the University of Melbourne, and was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1963. He earned his PhD from Cambridge University in 1968. He taught at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1974 to 2006. He holds several honorary doctorates, and has earned many awards and honors. In 2006 he was made a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia for his contributions to theological scholarship and ecumenical initiatives. He is author or coauthor of 60 books, including A Concise Dictionary of Theology, 3rd ed., Jesus: A Portrait and The Legacy of John Paul II.