Christology
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the branch of theology dealing with the nature, person, and deeds of Jesus Christ.
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an interpretation of the nature, person, and deeds of Christ.
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He took one class, early Christology, but says he “spent more time trying to find a parking space” than in class and quickly dropped out.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2010
It is the text of his 1933 lectures on Christology at the University of Berlin, which Bethge reconstructed from student notes.
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In 1972 the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its most recent declaration on Christology.
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In fact, says Bethge, it was Bonhoeffer's deep Christology that enabled him to foresee a world "come of age" in which faith could exist without the traditional piety of the churches.
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The impersonal Trinity, such as Plotinus taught, was thoroughly in keeping with their Christology.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
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