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Divine Presence as Activity and the Incarnation: Revisiting Chalcedonian Christology book cover

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Divine Presence as Activity and the Incarnation Revisiting Chalcedonian Christology

By Alexander S. Jensen Copyright 2025
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge
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This book offers an original perspective on the doctrine of incarnation through a discussion of divine presence and action, arguing for the plausibility of Chalcedonian Christology. It draws on a range of theological and philosophical sources, from St. Athanasius of Alexandria’s approach regarding the presence of the logos asarkos in the world to the relational understanding of personhood put... Read more

Part I  The Logos Asarkos  1. The Classical View: Presence as Activity  2. The Rise of the Modern View: Presence as Occupying Space  3. Recovering Presence as Activity  Part II The Logos Ensarkos  4. The Rise and Decline of Logos Christology  5. New Christological Beginnings  6. The Incarnation  7. The Suffering of the Impassible God  8. Resurrection and Exaltation  9. Conclusion

Biography

Alexander S. Jensen is Principal of the Eastern Region Ministry Course, Cambridge, UK. He was previously a Lecturer in Divinity at the Church of Ireland Theological College (Trinity College, Dublin) and a Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Murdoch University, Australia, as well as Principal of the Perth Theological Hall. His publications include Divine Providence and Human Agency (Routledge, 2014).

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