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Theodore the Studite resolved the logical problem posed by the second Iconoclasm in an explicitly paraconsistent way, when he applied to Jesus the definition of the human hypostasis while stating that there is no human hypostasis in Jesus. Methodologically he was following, albeit without knowing, Eulogius of Alexandria. He, in turn, was apparently followed by Photius, but in a confused manner.

The problem of John's Christology and the three-headed dog of Rome -- Reading the whole story : strategies of survival -- Story as subversion : John's little countermemory -- Caiaphas : Caesar's accomplice -- Pontius Pilate : truth, terror, torture -- The cross as a tale of terror : Rome's perspective -- The cross inverted : John's perspective -- The cross as triumph : the perspective of the Johannine Jesus -- The inversion of empire : faith, hope, and power

What does it mean for the Christian Church to proclaim that God revealed Godself in Jesus Christ? This article tries to capture the answer given to this question by Rowans Williams, who defines and understands Christ as the 'heart of creation'. The problem at the heart of Williams' thought is the relationship between the finite and the infinite. If God is merely a being amongst others, the finite and infinite disintegrate into identity. If God is totally other to creation, we end up with a duality between God and creation. For Williams, the answer lies in the noncompetitive union of the eternal Logos and the human individual in Jesus Christ, in whom the finite entirely and asymmetrically depends on the infinite, whilst retaining its own integrity. In clarifying Williams' answer to the question above, firstly, I will illuminate his philosophical and metaphysical assumptions to shed light on his interpretation of Christ as the logic (logos) of creation. Secondly, Williams' reading of the history of Christology, steering between identity and duality, will be narrated; and, thirdly, the political and ethical implications of his Christology will be discussed for the Church today. INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : This philosophical and dogmahistorical study into Christology as narrated by Rowan Williams claims that God reveals Godself in a non-competitive relationship between the infinite and the finite, between God and the human individual in the person of Jesus Christ. This asymmetrical relationship challenges our modernistic competitive view of history, societies and human beings as consumers. ; http://www.ve.org.za ; am2021 ; Dogmatics and Christian Ethics

Intro -- Christology and Evil in Ghana: Towards a Pentecostal Public Theology -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER I WHY STUDY CHRISTOLOGY AND EVIL IN GHANAIAN PENTECOSTALISM? -- Motivation and Objective -- Description and Complexities of the Journey -- Why the Church of Pentecost? -- Songs -- Sermons -- Complexities -- The Contextualisation of Evil and Suffering -- Method -- The Analysis, Systematisation, and Formulation Process -- Role of the Researcher -- Problems/Limitations of this Study -- Content of the Chapters -- CHAPTER II THE NATURE, PERSON, AND WORK OF JESUS CHRIST -- Introduction -- Christ, Evil, and Suffering in the Ghanaian Pentecostal Liturgy -- Jesus, the Believer's Victory over Evil and Suffering -- Jesus, the Transformer of Identity -- Akan Traditional Religion and Culture and the Jesus Story -- Christ, Evil and Suffering in the New Testament -- Christological Subversions -- Contextual Issues -- Believers are Victorious in Christ -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER III THE WORLD AS A PLACE OF EVIL AND SUFFERING -- Introduction -- The Nature and Phenomena of Evil and Suffering -- Naming Evil -- Sources of Evil and Suffering -- Causes of Evil and Suffering: Ghanaian Pentecostalism vis-à-vis Akan Traditional Religion -- Evil and Suffering in the Bible -- A Holistic Contextual Approach? -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER IV THE BATTLES OF LIFE: IMPLEMENTING CHRIST'S VICTORY OVER EVIL AND SUFFERING -- Introduction -- Victory over Life's Battles -- Evil and Suffering as Cosmic Battles -- Sources of Victory and Freedom in Christ -- Prophetic Rituals/Practices -- The Blood Metaphor as Transformer of Destiny -- Sources of Victory and Freedom in Ghanaian Pentecostalism and Akan Traditional Religion -- Overcoming the Battles of Life in the Bible -- Inadequate Contextualisation in "Witchdemonology"?

Connecting Jesus to Social Justice argues a doctrinally traditional, orthodox basis for Christian participation in the public sphere on behalf of social justice. The book addresses a situation internal to churches in the U.S. from a Catholic perspective yet not without analogies in other churches and Christian movements. This book is a contributive, as well as distributive, idea of social justice from Catholic social teaching. The chapters take into account discussion on the public sphere and propose a theologically-principled, ecumenical and interreligious public for social justice