Book contents
- An Augustinian Christology
- Current Issues in Theology
- An Augustinian Christology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Divine-Human Life
- Part II The Incarnation of the Word
- 3 The Work of Incarnation
- 4 A Historical Icon
- 5 Christ among Us
- 6 The Regime of Signs
- 7 The Work of the Cross
- Part III The Body of Christ
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The Work of Incarnation
from Part II - The Incarnation of the Word
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2023
Book contents
- An Augustinian Christology
- Current Issues in Theology
- An Augustinian Christology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Divine-Human Life
- Part II The Incarnation of the Word
- 3 The Work of Incarnation
- 4 A Historical Icon
- 5 Christ among Us
- 6 The Regime of Signs
- 7 The Work of the Cross
- Part III The Body of Christ
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Beginning from Augustine’s doctrine of the totus Christus (the “whole Christ”), this chapter argues for a distinction between the “act of incarnation” (the Word’s assumption of human nature) and the “work of incarnation,” the Word’s providential dispensation of the created causes that affect and shape Her humanity.
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- An Augustinian ChristologyCompleting Christ, pp. 113 - 145Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023