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Zusatztext professional philosophers will no doubt find the essays fascinating ... it is a valuable collection. Informationen zum Autor Richard Cross is Tutorial Fellow in Theology, Oriel College, and University Lecturer in Theology, University of Oxford. Klappentext The period from Thomas Aquinas to Duns Scotus is one of the richest in the history of Christian theology. Cross aims to provide a thorough examination of the doctrine in this era! making explicit its philosophical and theological foundations. Zusammenfassung The period from Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) to Duns Scotus (c.1266-1308) is one of the richest in the history of Christian theology. The Metaphysics of the Incarnation provides a through examination of the doctrine in this era, making explicit its philosophical and theological foundations, and drawing conclusions for modern Christology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. The philosophical problem: substance and nature I. Models for the hypostatic union 1: The historical and philosophical background 2: The concrete whole-concrete part model: pro et contra 3: The substance-accident model: (1) Franciscans from Bonaventure to William of Ware 4: The substance-accident model: (2) Giles of Rome and his opponents 5: The substance-accident model: (3) Duns Scotus Excursus 1: Consequences of the union II, Trinitarian issues 6: Some points of Christological consensus 7: The ratio terminandi: essence or personal property? III. The communication of properties 8: Christological predication 9: Relations and intrinsic properties 10: Christ's human activity: agnecy and predication Excursus 2: Counting persons and natures IV. Theories of subsistence 11: The historical background 12: Esse theories of subsistence 13: Relation theories of subsistence 14: Negation theories of subsistence: (1) the thirteenth century 15: Negation theories of subsistence: (2) Duns Scotus Conclusion: a programme for Christology? ...
