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A (Cross‐Count) Compositional Christology.

This article aims to provide a new philosophical explication of the doctrine of the Incarnation. A compositional model of the doctrine is formulated within the Dispositional Personhood account of Lynne Rudder Baker and the Composition as Identity framework of Donald L.M. Baxter. Formulating the doct...

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Published in:Heythrop Journal Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 532 - 556
Main Author: Sijuwade, Joshua R.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2023
Subjects:
Christology
Incarnation
God
Orthodox Christianity
Hypostatic union
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This article aims to provide a new philosophical explication of the doctrine of the Incarnation. A compositional model of the doctrine is formulated within the Dispositional Personhood account of Lynne Rudder Baker and the Composition as Identity framework of Donald L.M. Baxter. Formulating the doctrine of the Incarnation within this account and framework will enable it to be explicated in a clear and consistent manner, and the oft‐raised objections against this type of model can be answered.