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
16 - Multiple Incarnations
Necessity and Suitability
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
Some writers have addressed the idea of multiple Incarnations in terms of whether it is necessary for the achievement of divine purposes. This chapter argues that ‘suitability’ is a better category than ‘necessity’, and that consideration of suitability points in the direction of accepting the idea of more than one Incarnation.
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- Astrobiology and Christian DoctrineExploring the Implications of Life in the Universe, pp. 297 - 316Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023