Christocentric

American  

[kris-tuh-sen-trik] / ˌkrɪs təˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

1. having as the theological focal point the teachings and practices of Jesus Christ.

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Other Word Forms

• Christocentrism noun

Etymology

Origin of Christocentric

First recorded in 1870–75; Christo- + -centric

Example Sentences

For Barth the Word of God came to man in the person of Christ, and Dogmatics is a Christocentric exploration of that word.

From Time Magazine Archive

Princeton's best-known systematic theologian, Presbyterian George Stuart Hendry, says Barth's Christocentric approach forces many church doctrines into an artificial mold.

From Time Magazine Archive

The teaching is even more Christocentric than before; and the Catholic doctrine of the Church as the body of Christ is more prominent than individualistic mysticism.

From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph

But, while he conceives Christianity as an explanation of the world and as redemption, his Christocentric teaching was opposed to that of the Gnostics.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

As the theologians describe it, Lutheranism is Christocentric, Reform is theocentric.*

From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by Wenner, George