The College Student's Introduction to Christology

Why did some people want Jesus dead while others came to honor him as the Christ What does it mean to say that he was raised and how did this belief get started What about the classical expressions of Jesus religious significance Where did they come from and what do they mean What does belief in Jesus have to do with justice for the poor the womens movement concern for the environment and respect for other world religions These are just a few of the questions that have given Christology a whole new shape in recent years Through the process of inquiry conversation and debate students clergy and other professional ministers receive a complete introduction into the current thinking about Jesus religious significance the present stage of ChristologyIn The College Students Introduction to Christology Loewe focuses on Christology today especially the religious significance of Jesus for culture and society By surveying Jesus life in light of the Easter experience and by tracing the Christological process the process whereby Christians seek to capture and communicate in words Jesus salvific impact this work grasps current Christian and especially Catholic theological reflection on the significance of JesusLoewe focuses on becoming familiar with issues regarding how people discuss Jesus today grasping the historical and cultural background from which these issues emerged and developing an understanding of the methods for resolving themPart One deals with the question of the historical Jesus Part Two examines the origin and meaning of Christian belief in Jesus resurrection and Part Three uncovers the Christological process as it unfolds through the New Testament classical patristic dogma and todayThe ways in which Christians have sought to express Jesus religious significance offer insight for what those exThe College Students Introduction to Christology offers individuals a method for encountering Christ in the worldWilliam P Loewe PhD is associate professor and former chair of the Department of Religion and Religious Education at The Catholic University of America His teaching and writing focus on Christology soteriology and Lonergan studies