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Donald McLeod

The Person of Christ

Throughout the history of the church the doctrine of the person of Christ has been a centerpiece of theological reflection. The author rearticulates this multifaceted doctrine. He begins with the New Testament and recent attempts to understand its Christology. MacLeod then turns his attention to Christ in the history of Christian theology, examining the principal issues extending from Arianism in the fourth century to kenotic Christology and the question of the uniqueness of Christ in the twentieth century.

The book is a valuable point of entrance into the full panorama of issues that have shaped orthodox confessions of Christ through the centuries. The pathway of Christian revelation and tradition is clearly charted, with hazards new and old carfully marked. MacLeod is prinicpal and professor at the Free Church of Scotland College.

Robert Letham

The Work of Christ

The author shapes his discussion around the threefold office of Christ as prophet, priest and king. Within this framework he explores the issues of Christ and the Word of God, the nature and theories of the atonement, and the cosmic and corporate dimensions of the mediatorial kingship of Christ.

At crucial points the viewpoints of significant Christian thinkers, from the church fathers to contemporary theologians and biblical scholars, are introduced and brought into the conversation.

Lucidly written and clearly presented, this is a soundly orthodox and engaging presentation of what Christ has done. It is a welcome starting point for students of theology.

Jonathan R. Wilson

God So Loved the World

A Christology for Disciples - Connects Believing with Living

"Doctrine is for life." With both the church and contemporary culture in mind, Jonathan Wilson has developed a postmodern primer that creatively uses the stories, images, and practices of Christ's work to invite "theological reflection that connects believing with living." As such, it is a "Christology for Disciples", written in a jargon-free manner that effectively communicates to both an academic and thoughtful church laypeople. Wilson is professor at Westmont College.

Millard J. Erickson

The Word became Flesh

The church first answered conflicts over the deity and humanity of Christ at the Council of Chalcedon in 451. But Millard finds Chalcedon's definition too narrow and negative a response to the "Christs" of liberation, feminism, blackness, functionalism, universalism, and postmodern theologies, among others.

There must be a new Chalcedon - a doctrine that confesses what Jesus is not, but that also affirms all that he is. The Word became Flesh returns the theological discussion to what Christ said about himself and what Scripture deems important to stress.

Erickson is research professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and did postdoctoral study at the University of Munich. Among his numerous writings are Christian Theology, Introducing Christian Doctrine, and Where is Theology Going?