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Seeing the Face of Christ

Author(s) -

Derek King

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

theologica an international journal for philosophy of religion and philosophical theology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18

H-Index - 2

ISSN - 2593-0265

DOI - 10.14428/thl.v4i1.20703

Subject(s) - ecclesiology , argument (complex analysis) , philosophy , jesus christ , face (sociological concept) , epistemology , theology , faith , linguistics , medicine

The problem of the hiddenness of God has at least two kinds: an experiential and an intellectual problem. Despite differences, a solution to either would require some account of how God is personally known. Yet for the Christian tradition, God is known in the man Jesus Christ. I suggest, then, a Christological reformulation of the hiddenness argument, and proceed to offer an account of how Christ is known. With special attention to the ecclesiology of Gregory of Nyssa, I offer an account of knowing Christ in the church. I then explore this as a response to the problems of divine hiddenness, and anticipate a considerable objection to my response.

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