Christ the Representative

Toward a Representational Christology

AvReinhold Bernhardt

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book explores how the person and salvific significance of Jesus Christ can be understood within today’s secular and religiously plural world. Rather than adopting an exclusivist approach, it presents Christology in a manner that steers clear of both rigid absolutism and reductive relativism. At its core lies a thought-provoking question: how might Christology be interpreted not in opposition to, but in dialogue with, other religious traditions? Engaging with biblical sources, often-overlooked strands of theological heritage, and contemporary theological discourse, the book offers a fresh perspective on the concept of ‘incarnation.’ It reinterprets it as ‘representation,’ moving beyond the traditional doctrine of Christ’s two natures towards a more dynamic understanding of two fundamental relationships—Jesus’ relationship with God and his relationship with humanity.This work was originally published in German as Jesus Christus – Repräsentant Gottes by Theologischer Verlag Zürich (TVZ) in 2021. This English edition has been translated from the original and adapted to the context of Anglo-American theology and religious studies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-10-16
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Systematic Theology
Antal sidor:234
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004734197

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Reinhold Bernhardt, Ph.D. (1989), University of Heidelberg, was a Professor of Systematic Theology/Dogmatics at the University of Basel, Switzerland, from 2001 to 2024. He has published monographs, edited volumes, and numerous articles on various theological topics, primarily from an interreligious perspective.

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ContentsPreface7 Preliminary Considerations: Contextual Christology1.1 The Religions as Context1.2 ‘Natural Self-Affirmation’?1.3 Outline of the Argument8 The Problem: Christology and the Theology of Religions2.1 Interreligious Appreciation?2.2 Renunciation of Textual Justification?2.3 The Person and Mission of Jesus Christ2.4 Particularity and Universality2.5 The Theology of Israel as a Precedent9 The Agenda: ‘Representation’ as the Key Concept of Christology3.1 Clarification of the Term ‘Representation’3.2 Application of the Concept of Representation to the Interpretation of Jesus Christ10 Implementation: Unfolding Representational Christology4.1 Person and ‘Work’ of Jesus Christ4.2 Revisions of Logos-Incarnation-Nature Christology4.3 Defining Relationships with Sensitivity to Difference4.4 Spirit Christology4.5 Wisdom Christology4.6 Word, Spirit, and Wisdom—an Interim Evaluation4.7 The Revelation and Withdrawal of God4.8 The Work of Jesus Christ and Its Effects4.9 Christ-Event and Christ-Content11 Selected Approaches to a Representational Christology5.1 Schubert M. Ogden’s Concept of Representation5.2 Roger Haight: Jesus as Symbol of God12 Conclusions and Further Reflections6.1 Soteriological Exclusivism?6.2 Solus Christus?6.3 An Application: the Qurʾan as a Representation of God?6.4 Closing RemarksBibliographyIndex of Names