Divine Becoming: Rethinking Jesus and Incarnation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780800632786)

The universally human element of Jesus' incarnation Despite the feverish pace of publishing in historical Jesus studies, biblical scholars and theologians have not notably progressed in addressing the meaning and significance of the figure of Jesus in ways credible for contemporary persons. In this creative and insightful work, Burns seeks to understand the significance of Jesus and his incarnation through the category of participation. The central theological claims in the traditional concept of incarnation are anchored and illumined by Jesus' particular ability for empathy, sympathy, attunement, and entrainment. This notion, derived from the psychological research of Daniel Stern, allows Burns to show that incarnation - the capacity to participate in the life of others - is present not only in Jesus but to some extent in all people and in all religions. It further illumines features of God's trinitarian life and our lifelong journey into God (deification).

Author: Charlene P. E. Burns
ISBN-10: 0800632788
ISBN-13: 9780800632786
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2001
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.52w x 0.51d