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Developing Theology Home |
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Jesus Christ stands at the center of our developing theology. For it is in Christ that we are saved, through His life, death, and resurrection. Christ is God with us, the revelation of God to humans. Thus, our study must rightly focus on Jesus Christ.
The questions and issues surrounding Jesus are numerous, and have been outlined, debated, and often answered over the history of the church. The creeds (specifically the Apostles' Creed and the Niceo-Constantinopolitan Creed) lay out the foundation of our faith as it was then understood, and define some important boundaries concerning what makes up the content of our faith. An important issue which these creeds address is the identity of Jesus Christ. He is emphatically proclaimed to be One with God (as the scriptures make clear), and at the same time human. He was crucified, and he died, but he also rose again. These affirmations make up the core of what we believe about Christ. At the same time, though, they certainly do not answer all of the questions concerning Christ, or the implications of these beliefs. |
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The Gospel |
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Kenotic Theology |
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Jesus Christ |
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Jesus and the Old Testament |
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Jesus Christ and Kenosis |
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The Significance of the Incarnation |
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Imagining Jesus for Today |
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The Passion of the Christ |
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Jesus and the Old Testament |
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The Holy Spirit |
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Our developing theology is intimately connected with Jesus Christ, and it is intimately connected with Scripture. Here we look at how we should understand the Old Testament, by looking at its significance with relation to Jesus Christ, and in light of Jesus Christ. This allows us to look at a number of issues which confront Biblical Studies today. |
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Biblical Reflections |
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Science & Theology |
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Jesus Christ and Kenosis |
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Occasional Reviews |
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Soren Kierkegaard |
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Here is a look at kenosis and Jesus Christ. This is Christology that focuses on Philippians 2:5-11. This makes up an important component in our developing Christology |
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Theological Notebook |
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The Significance of the Incarnation |
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Curriculum Vitae |
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Soren Kierkegaard explores the question of what it means for God to become human in his book Philosophical Fragments through the use of a very memorable parable about a king and a maiden. Here we take a close look at what Kierkegaard's "indirect communication" of the gospel has to say about this important question. |
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Regarding N.T. Wright |
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N.T. Wright is one of the most important Jesus scholars of our generation. He is in the process of publishing a monumental multi-volume series investigating Christian origins. Here we look at his understandings of Jesus Christ, as he looks at him through historical investigation. Wright also critiques the Historical Jesus movement of the past two hundred years, and especially the Jesus Seminar. |
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Imagining Jesus for Today |
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As Christians, we confess Jesus Christ . . . but do we carefully consider who he is and what that means for our lives? Here, we look at the relationship of Jesus to the Christian life thorugh a creative look at what Jesus might say to today's world. |
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The Passion of the Christ Movie |
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There has been a lot of attention given over the past months to the Mel Gibson film, The Passion of the Christ. Here we quickly look at this movie, and the surrounding controversy. |
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