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An Inspiration Christology

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Where should we begin? With the man Jesus of Nazareth, who lived in Palestine 19 centuries ago and who became the founder of the Christian religion — though, paradoxically, without intending to do so since he apparently expected the end of the age within a few years? Or with the Christ figure of developed Christian theology and faith, the eternal Second Person of a divine Trinity, who once lived a human life and now reigns as Lord of all?

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  1. University of Birmingham, UK

    John Hick (Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities, Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Emeritus)

  2. The Claremont Graduate School, California, USA

    John Hick (Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in the Humanities, Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Emeritus)

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Hick, J. (1997). An Inspiration Christology. In: Disputed Questions in Theology and the Philosophy of Religion. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230390232_3

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