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Author:   Richard Cross (Tutorial Fellow in Theology, Oriel College, and Lecturer in Theology, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.545kg
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9780199281084

ISBN 10:   0199281084
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   17 March 2005
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Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction. The philosophical problem: substance and nature I. Models for the hypostatic union 1: The historical and philosophical background 2: The concrete whole-concrete part model: pro et contra 3: The substance-accident model: (1) Franciscans from Bonaventure to William of Ware 4: The substance-accident model: (2) Giles of Rome and his opponents 5: The substance-accident model: (3) Duns Scotus Excursus 1: Consequences of the union II, Trinitarian issues 6: Some points of Christological consensus 7: The ratio terminandi: essence or personal property? III. The communication of properties 8: Christological predication 9: Relations and intrinsic properties 10: Christ's human activity: agnecy and predication Excursus 2: Counting persons and natures IV. Theories of subsistence 11: The historical background 12: Esse theories of subsistence 13: Relation theories of subsistence 14: Negation theories of subsistence: (1) the thirteenth century 15: Negation theories of subsistence: (2) Duns Scotus Conclusion: a programme for Christology?

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<br> One can only admire the erudition and clarity of argument that The Metaphysics of the Incarnation offers. It is by far the most thorough and engaging treament of the subject to date and will surely remain so for years to come. --J.L.A.West, St. Jerome's University<br> This volume has been published at a moment when there is increasing scholarly interest, especially in the United States and England, in various aspects of medieval christology. One can hardly imagine a finer volume for symbolizing this minor renaissance in scholastic christology, and one hopes that it will help sustain it for some time to come. --The Journal of Religion<br> An indispensable work for those interested in medieval Christology and metaphysics.... one can only admire the erudition and clarity of argument that The Metaphysics of the Incarnation offers. It is by far the most thorough and engaging treatment of the subject to date and will surely remain so for years to come. --Nova et Vetera<br>

One can only admire the erudition and clarity of argument that The Metaphysics of the Incarnation offers. It is by far the most thorough and engaging treament of the subject to date and will surely remain so for years to come. --J.L.A.West, St. Jerome's University<br> This volume has been published at a moment when there is increasing scholarly interest, especially in the United States and England, in various aspects of medieval christology. One can hardly imagine a finer volume for symbolizing this minor renaissance in scholastic christology, and one hopes that it will help sustain it for some time to come. --The Journal of Religion<br> An indispensable work for those interested in medieval Christology and metaphysics.... one can only admire the erudition and clarity of argument that The Metaphysics of the Incarnation offers. It is by far the most thorough and engaging treatment of the subject to date and will surely remain so for years to come. --Nova et Vetera<br>

professional philosophers will no doubt find the essays fascinating ... it is a valuable collection. David Brown, Journal of Religious Studies

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Richard Cross is Tutorial Fellow in Theology, Oriel College, and University Lecturer in Theology, University of Oxford.

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