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Supralapsarian Christology and the Progressive Work of Christ
Christus Dominus
Hardcover | 15 September 2024
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In Supralapsarian Christology and the Progressive Work of Christ: Christus Dominus, Thomas G. Doughty Jr. produces a fresh theological narrative presenting the work of Christ progressively. Through both biblical and systematic theological lenses, Christus Dominus explains how the incarnate Son of God accomplishes multiple benefits for humanity and the cosmos. This model articulates a supralapsarian motivation for the incarnation of divine-human co-dominion but also accounts for the infralapsarian motivation of atonement for human sin. In doing so, Christus Dominus demonstrates that supralapsarian Christology is compatible with objective approaches to atonement, showing also how penal substitutionary atonement fits within the more holistic motif of Christus Victor. This book addresses weaknesses in infralapsarian Christologies which deem the incarnation primarily contingent on the human fall into sin. By exploring God's creation intentions and his faithfulness to realize those intentions in the incarnate Christ through eschatological promises, Christus Dominus encapsulates the biblical revelation relating the work of Christ to humanity's progressive vocation. Then, by drawing on the strengths of recent work of Christ frameworks, the author systematically arranges an objective atonement model within that progressive work of Christ. Christus Dominus thus upholds the unique necessity of the crucifixion within a supralapsarian Christology as the incarnate Christ's work progressively unfolds.
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While supralapsarian Christology holds appeal for some, there is still widespread hesitation about the view. It is too speculative or it forces a wholescale reinterpretation of atonement. Doughty does the necessary work to dispel these reservations by providing a biblical theology of human vocation, co-dominion, and divine presence. The result is a robustly scriptural supralapsarian Christology--which is compatible with several objective accounts of atonement, including Penal Substitution--dubbed Christus Dominus.
--Christopher Woznicki, Fuller Theological SeminaryThe Nicene Creed rightly says that "for us men and for our salvation" Christ came down from heaven. But what if the mission of the incarnation was broader in its scope and intent? Thomas G. Doughty asks and answers this provocative question with a brilliant exploration of what it means for God to be made man and what it means for image-bearers to be made like God. Doughty makes the compelling argument that humanity cannot truly understand what God intended for it to be apart from the incarnation.
--Rhyne R. Putman, Williams Baptist UniversityThe key idea argued cogently here is that the primary purpose of the incarnation of God the Son was logically prior (supra) to the fall of humanity into sin, and that therefore God's original intent for his creation was that there would be within it a divine-human co-dominion shared between the Son and his people (Christus Dominus). For Thomas Doughty, this is the primary motivation for the work of Christ. In that it echoes the patristic idea of Christ as the recapitulation of the first Adam; and in that it upholds the kingpin of orthodox atonement theology--that atonement must be considered as transpiring within the person of Christ; in that it clarifies the ontological nature of the salvific purpose of God, placing in context the models of the atonement ("contingent motivations") without jeopardizing them; and in that it exalts God's benevolent purpose for creation, I heartily recommend this work.
--W. Ross Hastings, Regent CollegeISBN: 9781666955156
ISBN-10: 1666955159
Published: 15th September 2024
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 238
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.7 x 15.9 x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.49
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