Book contents
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Current Issues in Theology
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Creation
- Part II Revelation and Theological Knowledge
- Part III Imago Dei and Uniqueness
- Part IV Christology, Salvation, and Grace
- 10 Sin and Fall
- 11 Responses to Sin
- 12 Multiple Incarnations
- 13 Distinct Incarnations
- 14 The Word Unchanging and Unchanged
- 15 Person Assuming and Natures Assumed
- 16 Multiple Incarnations
- 17 The Dealings of God with Unfallen Creatures
- Part V Eschatology
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Scripture Index
- General Index
12 - Multiple Incarnations
Introduction
from Part IV - Christology, Salvation, and Grace
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
Book contents
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Current Issues in Theology
- Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Creation
- Part II Revelation and Theological Knowledge
- Part III Imago Dei and Uniqueness
- Part IV Christology, Salvation, and Grace
- 10 Sin and Fall
- 11 Responses to Sin
- 12 Multiple Incarnations
- 13 Distinct Incarnations
- 14 The Word Unchanging and Unchanged
- 15 Person Assuming and Natures Assumed
- 16 Multiple Incarnations
- 17 The Dealings of God with Unfallen Creatures
- Part V Eschatology
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Scripture Index
- General Index
Summary
The idea that there might be more than one Incarnation was largely rejected until the twentieth century, but it has recently become one of the central topics in thinking about life beyond Earth from a Christian perspective.
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- Astrobiology and Christian DoctrineExploring the Implications of Life in the Universe, pp. 225 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023