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Spirit and Incarnation: Toward a Pneumatic Chalcedonianism

Author(s) -

McFarland Ian A.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of systematic theology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1468-2400

pISSN - 1463-1652

DOI - 10.1111/ijst.12047

Subject(s) - incarnation , divinity , humanity , philosophy , rebuttal , honor , theology , epistemology , law , computer science , political science , operating system

The H oly S pirit has often been used to define an alternative to C halcedonian C hristology that, by replacing the W ord with the S pirit as the locus of C hrist's divinity, is better able to honor C hrist's humanity. Such alternatives not only display a serious misunderstanding of C halcedon, but also exacerbate the problem they seek to address by accentuating C hrist's difference from other human beings. While an orthodox C hristology will see the S pirit as present in every one of J esus' actions, this should be understood as a vindication rather than a rebuttal of C halcedon.

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