Open AccessSeeing the Face of Christ
Author(s) -
Derek King
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
theologica
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.