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Developing Kenotic Theology |
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Developing Theology Home |
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A kenotic paradigm of theology is a large part of our developing theology. We have found it a useful and fruitful way to understand God and God's relationship to the world, based first and foremost on Jesus Christ, as witnessed to in Scripture. This kenotic theology is thus one of the working models or thought projects which stands at the center of our developing theology. Here, we shall seek to illuminate this developing kenotic paradigm by investigating its sources. This takes the form of both a methodological and autobiographical history of my own theology, as we seek to illuminate how we arrived at this paradigm, and have developed it further through influences and experiences. Below, we shall seek to show some of the sources of this paradigm in our thought, and along with them some of the other people who have shared similar ideas, and have developed them, often in somewhat different ways. This will allow you to travel some of this same developing path with us. |
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The Gospel |
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Kenotic Theology |
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The Broad Sweep of Kenosis |
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Kenosis and Jesus Christ |
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Kenosis and Creation |
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Kenosis and Genesis 1-2 |
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Kenosis and Salvation |
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Kenosis, Science and Theology |
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The Kenosis Passage |
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Developing Kenotic Theology |
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Philippians 2:5-11 is sometimes called the "kenosis passage" or the "Christ hymn." In this passage, Paul speaks very poigniantly about the incarnation of Jesus. In describing that Jesus, who was "in very nature God," became "in very nature human," he speaks of a kenosis, or self-emptying. Jesus, God incarnate, became a human being, fully obedient unto the Father, and obedient even unto his own submissive and victorious death. This passage lays part of the foundation for our very understanding of Jesus Christ, and is the ground upon which this kenotic paradigm is built. Read more... |
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Kenosis and Providence |
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Dual Agency and Kenosis |
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Jesus Christ |
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The Holy Spirit |
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Biblical Reflections |
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Science & Theology |
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Dual Agency in Scripture |
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Occasional Reviews |
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Scripture contains many places where activities are attributed both to God and to human or other creaturely actors. Kenosis is a model for theology that seeks to incorporate these texts into an understanding of God's relationship with and activity in the world. Here we take a look at what this "dual agency" is, and how it can inform our understanding of God. Read more... |
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Soren Kierkegaard |
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Theological Notebook |
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Curriculum Vitae |
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A Physicist-Priest on Creation |
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John Polkinghorne, a distinguished particle physicist and also an Anglican priest, was certainly one of the formative influences on my own recognition and development of this paradigm. His extremely readable and insightful book, The Faith of a Physicist, lays out in a clear and concise manner his understanding of creation, and the role of kenosis in that developing picture. Read more... |
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