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  2. The Natures, Minds, and Wills of Christ in Christian Philosophy

    This article surveys the controversies concerning Jesus’ natures, minds, and wills. It begins with an overview of the debates concerning the exegesis of relevant scriptural passages; the historical controversies leading up to the landmark Chalcedonian Definition (451 CE); and significant ...
    Author
    Andrew Ter Ern Loke
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Being and existence

  3. Baptism

    Baptism (from the Greek baptizo: to immerse, to submerge) is a ritual that is practised in practically all Christian churches and communities. It involves a person being immersed in water – or having water poured over them – along with the spoken trinitarian formula. This article outlines the...
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    Dagmar Heller
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Spiritual life and practices

  4. Science and Fallenness

    This entry offers an overview of some ways to consider the Christian doctrine of the fall in light of the conclusions of contemporary science. Commencing with a concise account of the biblical basis for this doctrine, it looks to the second creation story in Genesis and some relevant pass...
    Author
    Andrew Torrance
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Philosophy and science

  5. Image of God (Imago Dei)

    Imago Dei is a key concept in theological anthropology. This article examines its biblical use in Genesis and in the writings of Paul. In both cases, a crucial question is whether the image of God refers to aspects of human existence or to a reality in God in which humans participate. Furth...
    Author
    Peter Søes
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Being and existence

  6. Missio Dei

    Missio Dei represents a missiological attempt to articulate a theocentric concept of mission with reference to the missionary nature and act of the triune God. This attempt arose as a reaction to the ecclesiocentric understanding of mission which was predominant within the Western global ...
    Author
    Chung-Hyun Baik and Sinwoong Kim
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Theological methods

  7. Christological Anthropology

    Theologians have long maintained that Christology is vital for a properly theological understanding of the human person. Patristic theology maintained an intrinsic link between the humanity revealed in Christ and that which we ought to believe about humanity in general (), an emphasis that ...
    Author
    Marc Cortez and Daniel Lee Hill
    Faith tradition
    Christianity
    Topics
    Being and existence

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