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Jesus Christ in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, part 1 Jesus Christ in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, part 2 The Redeemer of Man (Redemptor Hominis) Pope John Paul II's 1979 encyclical We must follow Jesus Pope John Paul II: Homily for Second Sunday of Lent, February 23, 1997 On the Feast of Christ the King (Quas Primas) Pope Pius XI's 1925 encyclical 1994 Common Christological Declaration Between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East Jesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels A website by Andrew Bernhard giving translations and bibliographies for gospels from the first two centuries Jesus Christ A paraphrase by Mark F. Fischer of Chapter 6 of Karl Rahner's Foundations of Christian Faith The Mystery of Jesus of Nazareth Chapter 2 of the electronic edition of the New Edition (1985) of Andrew M. Greeley's The Great Mysteries: An Essential Catechism The Mystery of the Return of Jesus Chapter 12 of the electronic edition of the New Edition (1985) of Andrew M. Greeley's The Great Mysteries: An Essential Catechism The Mission and Ministry of Jesus Donald J. Goergen OP. The first in a series of four volumes on Jesus published by Liturgical Press in 1988 The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Donald J. Goergen OP. The second in a series of four volumes on Jesus published by Liturgical Press in 1988 Jesus as Royal Priest: Reflections on the Interpretation of the Melchizedek Tradition in Heb 7 Article by Terrance Callan in Biblica The Christology of the Second Letter of Peter Article by D.W. Rooke in Biblica How Does Luke Portray Jesus as Servant of YHWH Article by R.F. O'Toole in Biblica The Historical Jesus and the Historical Samaritans: What can be Said? Article by John P. Meier in Biblica Jesus’ First Trial: Messiah and Son of God (Luke 22,66-71) Article by J.J. Kilgallen in Biblica The Present State of the ‘Third Quest’ for the Historical Jesus: Loss and Gain Article by John P. Meier in Biblica Jesus as Anointed and Healing Son of David in the Gospel of Matthew Article by K. Paffenroth in Biblica The Incarnation of Jesus Article by Stephen Doyle, O.F.M. in St. Anthony Messenger Articles from the 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia: ---------- Christology ---------- Holy Name of Jesus ---------- Origin of the Name of Jesus Christ ---------- Early Historical Documents on Jesus Christ ---------- Chronology of the Life of Jesus Christ ---------- The Character of Jesus Christ ---------- The Incarnation ---------- Resurrection of Jesus Christ ---------- Genealogy of Christ ---------- Knowledge of Jesus Christ ---------- Virgin Birth of Christ ---------- Temptation of Christ Who is Responsible for Jesus' Execution? From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance On the Incarnation St. Athanasius On the Flesh of Christ Tertullian The Incarnation. The Life of Christ St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica Christ the Savior Reginald Garigou-Lagrange: A Commentary on the Third Part of St. Thomas' Theological Summa The Humanity of Christ Romano Guardini Gallery of the Passion Images of Christ, courtesy of the Passionist Research Center Images of Jesus Through Two Millennia By Stephen Cook, assistant professor of art at Mississippi College in Clinton Religious Plurality and the Christological Debate Jacques Dupuis, SJ Jesus with an Asian Face Jacques Dupuis, SJ The Controversial Christ Ralph Martin Christology A bibliography compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S.J. With special emphasis for books in the collection of Byrne Library, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama Learning Christology through Dialogue with Jews Paper by Allan R. Brockway, who for many years was a "specialist" in Jewish Christian Relations with the World Council of Churches in Geneva and an educator in Judaism and Christianity at the Selly Oak Colleges and the University of Birmingham (England) Disputation On the Divinity and Humanity of Christ Martin Luther "Who Do Men Say That I Am?" Article by Cullen Murphy in The Atlantic Monthly, December 1986 The Passion of Jesus Christ Includes material by Donald Senior, CP, and Victor Hoagland, CP The Passion of Jesus By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Institute for Spirituality The Death of Jesus: Mark vs. John By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Institute for Spirituality The Resurrection of Jesus in the New Testament By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Institute for Spirituality Transcripts of conferences by Father Marie-Dominique Phillipe, O.P., and Father John-Mary Foster, F.J., recorded in March and April 1989 by the Catholic Communications Network in Corpus Christi, Texas ---------- A Renewed Look at Jesus the Savior ---------- Presences of Jesus-Savior Today ---------- Jesus Reveals the Father ---------- Jesus Liberator of Fears ---------- Jesus Light of the World ---------- Jesus Mercy of the Father ---------- Jesus Bread of Life ---------- The Wine of the New Covenant ---------- Jesus Gives us His Mother ---------- Jesus Makes us Sources of Life ---------- Jesus is our Resurrection Jesus' Approach to Mission An article by Fr Sean P. Kealy, CSSp, who is based at Blackrock College, Dublin, Ireland A Green Christology An article by Fr Sean McDonagh SSC Christological Titles in the New Testament By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Institute for Spirituality Son of God Kaufmann Kohler and Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Son of Man Emil G. Hirsch in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Making Salvation Concrete and Jesus Real Trends in Asian Christology An article by José M. de Mesa Christology A large collection of links courtesy of Resources for Catholic Educators Discovering the Face of Jesus in Asia Today From the Office of Human Development of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, 1999. Many sections of this document deal with Jesus Jesus; Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology Extensive quotes from the book by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza The Illegitimacy of Jesus: A Feminist Theological Interpretation of the Infancy Narratives Extensive quotes from the book by Jane Schaberg Historical Jesus Theories The purpose of this web page is to explain and explore some of the theories offered up by contemporary scholars on the historical Jesus and the origins of the Christian religion. Issues include the nature of the historical Jesus, the nature of the early Christian documents, and the origins of the Christian faith in a risen Jesus Christ. An attempt has been made to include historical Jesus theories across the liberal-conservative spectrum from the Jesus Seminar to Luke Timothy Johnson and to describe these historical Jesus theories in an accurate and concise way Jesus in Historical Context Article by E.P. Sanders in Theology Today, 1993 Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation Article by David B. Batstone in Theology Today, 1992 A Renaissance In Jesus Studies Article by Marcus Borg in Theology Today, 1988 Jesus and Women: Luke's Gospel Article by Jane Kopas in Theology Today, 1986 Christology and Feminism: Can a Male Saviour Save Women? Rosemary Radford Ruether, To change the World, Crossroad, New York 1981 Prayer and Christology: Psalm 22 as Perspective on the Passion Article by James L. Mays in Theology Today, 1985 One God, One Lord, One People: Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment Article by N.T. Wright in Ex Auditu Luke's View of Jesus Howard Clark Kee Jesus, the Jew A paper read by William Loader at the Western Australian Council of Christians and Jews and published in Gesher: The Official Journal of the Council of Christians and Jews Jesus at Home in Judaism Laurie Woods Theocentric Christology Article by Paul F. Knitter in Theology Today, 1983 The Christology of Shusaku Endo Article by Fumitaka Matsuoka in Theology Today, 1982 The Risks of Repeating Ourselves: Reading Feminist / Womanist Figures of Jesus Article by Karen Trimble Alliaume in Cross Currents, 1998 Schillebeeckx's Christology Article by John C. Haughey, SJ in Theology Today, 1981 What Do They Say about Jesus? Article by Earl Keating, C.P. in Compassion, 2000 Jesus Lord and Christ Three books by John Knox, Professor of Sacred Literature at Union Theological Seminary from 1943 and director of studies from 1945 to 1957 The Christology And Protology of the Gospel of Thomas Article by Stevan L. Davies in Journal of Biblical Literature, 1992 Jesus the Healer: Possession, Trance, and the Origins of Christianity Stevan Davies, Continuum Press, New York 1995. (In the following I will try to give an idea of what the general perspective of this book is and then what I think I accomplished in it. I gave some thought to writing a chapter by chapter summary, but it soon became obvious that the summary would be just about as long as the book.) Images of Jesus and the Christian Vocation in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew Article by Mary Rose D'Angelo in Spirituality Today, 1984 A Quaker Understanding of Jesus Christ 1999 article by Arthur O. Roberts Spirituality and Social Justice: A Christological Perspective Article by Roger Haight in Spirituality Today, 1982 The Space Age and Christology Article by Charles K. Robinson in Theology Today, 1963 The Trial of Jesus In an Age of Trials Article by Thomas F. O'Meara in Theology Today, 1972 Meditations and Devotions By John Henry Cardinal Newman. Edited by Rev. W. P. Neville. The second part is about Christ Galilean Rabbi Or Universal Lord? An interview with N.T. Wright Jesus of Galilee Reflections on Jesus by Jeanie C. Crain of Missouri Western State College Images of Christ: Feminist Liberation Christology Article by Vanessa Hall in Theology@McAuley, 2002 Towards an Indigenous Theology: Who Do People Say That I Am? Article by Teree Spencer in Theology@McAuley, 2002 How the Resurrection Actually Happened? Article by Henry Pang in Theology@McAuley, 2002 The Jesus Prayer This teaching on the Jesus Prayer is the fruit of a thirty-day retreat made by Sr. Ruth Starman, OSB, of Clyde Missouri. She did lectio using notes from a book soon to be published by Joseph Wong, OSB Cam, from Sr. Meg Funk’s book Tools Matter, and from a day on the Jesus Prayer sponsored by the Merton Society in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 16, 2001 The Jesus Prayer Fr. Lev Gillet The Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Movement and Jesus Christ In this brief article Om Prakash Sharma presents the Hindu understanding of Jesus Christ as the incarnation of God and contrasts it with the theological interpretation and understanding offered by Christianity What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? From Islam Guide Jesus as a Person of Colour By Mark Goodacre of the University of Birmingham The Status of Jesus in Contemporary Christian Accounts Chapter 6 of Modern Western Christian Theological Understandings of Muslims Since The Second Vatican Council by Mahmut Aydin The Nature of Our Salvation in Christ: Salvation as Participation and Divinisation Article by Damien Casey in Theology@McAuley, 2003 Christology after Auschwitz: A Catholic Perspective By Dr. Didier Pollefeyt of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium Feminist Christology From Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology by Elizabeth A. Johnson, Crossroad, 1990 Who Were the Brothers of Jesus? By Martin X. Moleski, SJ of Canisius College Jesus of Nazareth Joseph Jacobs, Kaufmann Kohler, Richard Gottheil and Samuel Krauss in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Christ Giles Hibbert O.P. Jesus and the Victory of God Synopsis of N.T. Wright's book The Resurrection of the Son of God Synopsis of N.T. Wright's book Jesus & Christology A number of links to websites about aspects of Christology Jesus Spoke Aramaic Fr. Massimo Pazzini, O.F.M. Interpreting Jesus Ormond Rush Jesus the Christ A Christology course by Gerard Hall, SM, Head of the School of Theology at McAuley Campus, Brisbane, Australian Catholic University The Son of God and the Angelomorphic Holy Spirit: A Rereading of the Shepherd's Christology Bogdan G. Bucur, Marquette University, Dept. of Theology Jesus and the High Priest Crispin H.T. Fletcher-Louis, University of Nottingham Paul's Christology of Divine Identity Richard Bauckham Jesus of Nazareth, Christ the Liberator Carlos Bravo. Chapter 6 of Systematic Theology - Perspectives from Liberation Theology edited by Jon Sobrino, S.J. and Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J., 1996 Systematic Christology: Jesus Christ, the Absolute Mediator of the Reign of God Jon Sobrino. Chapter 7 of Systematic Theology - Perspectives from Liberation Theology edited by Jon Sobrino, S.J. and Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J., 1996 Beyond Theologia Crucis: Jesus of Nazareth from Q to John via Paul Petros Vassiliadis, Ass. Prof. of the University of Thessaloniki Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries Great artwork portraying Jesus as Jew, turning point of history, light of the Gentiles, King of Kings, the cosmic Christ, the Son of Man, the True Image, Christ crucified, the monk who rules the world, the bridegroom of the soul, the divine and human model, the universal man, the mirror of the eternal, the prince of peace in a world of war, the teacher of common sense, the poet of the Spirit, the liberator, and the man who belongs to the world Christ as Word: Gospel and Culture John Meyendorff, International Review of Mission, 1985 Christianity - Time to Rethink Biblical scholarship and increased knowledge of non-Christian religions has left Christianity's traditional claim to superiority on shaky foundations. How can Christianity claim that Jesus was God when Jesus himself did not claim it? Donald Reeves sees the old theology being discarded and new thinking emerging which will put Christianity on the same level as other world religions Historians and Jesus: Scripts in the Official and Popular Traditions University Lecture, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 12 April 1995, by Richard Horsley, Boston University |
