A Dilemma in Pawline Christology

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Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, US

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A longstanding problem confronting Christian theology and its doctrine of incarnation is the apparent contradiction that it faces. For example, to be divine, in the relevant sense, is to have the limitlessness of God. To be human, in the relevant sense, is to have the limitations of humans. The incarnation (in the person of Jesus per Christian doctrine) is to be both divine and human. Many theologians and sympathetic philosophers have attempted to ‘consistentize’ (i.e., make consistent) incarnation. Timothy Pawl has been one of the latest to do so. In this paper, I concisely note a dilemma for Pawl’s approach.

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Journal of Philosophical Theological Research
Volume 25, Issue 3
Special Issue on "Comparative Philosophy of Religion"
September 2023
Pages 55-62

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