Jesus Christ —
Head of the Church



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

Christ our Hope - Now and Forever 2000 Pastoral Letter from Archbishop George Pell of Melbourne

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

The Following of Christ Paper by Gerald Darring on Jesus Christ as God with us and one of us, God become poor, God's power against the powers, liberator, living bread, Rabbi Yeshua bar-Joseph, teacher, norm of morality, Lord of history, the rejected one, our peace, man, the one who belongs to the world

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 By Anne McGuire of Haverford College. Materials for a course on Images of Jesus featuring some useful bibliography and web links

Life of Christ in Stained Glass There are a total of 10 images in all. All of the images are from Luther Memorial Chapel in Shorewood, WI. The images were taken by the artist, Albert B. Collver

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 and Death of Jesus By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University

The Death of Jesus in Mark vs. John By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University

The Resurrection of Jesus By Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University

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

Early Images of Christ: New Clothes for the Emperor or A Battle for the Heavens? A lecture, with wonderful reproductions, by Professor Emmanuel J. Cutrone of Spring Hill College

Christ the Pediatrician: Augustine's Christological Poetics and the Debate on Infant Baptism A lecture by Professor William Harmless, S.J. of Spring Hill College

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 Marymount University

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

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

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

Christology and Sophiology From The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdomby Stevan L. Davies, Seabury Press: New York, 1983

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

Images of God: The Cosmic Christ and the Man of Sorrows Article by David L. Wheeler, Central Baptist Theological Seminary

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



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