Jesus in the Theology of Rowan Williams [Paperback]

Brett Gray traces the portrayal of Christ that emerges throughout Williams' diverse writings, including in his engagements with literature and philosophy. What emerges is a vision of Jesus that grows from the roots of the Christian tradition, but is pronounced in a contemporary idiom and sensitive to modern concerns.

Although attentive to the broad sweep of the Christian tradition, Williams' christology is also seen in this book to be a particular British artefact, shaped in dialogue with thinkers such as Donald MacKinnon and Gillian Rose.

What is ultimately brought to the surface in this work is the profoundly hopeful, if frequently under-pronounced, eschatology underlying Williams' christology. Jesus is the last word, changing creation's possibilities and summoning it into an endless and vivifying journey.

This closely argued monograph explores Rowan Williamss understanding of Jesus as it emerges in a wide range of Williamss work up through 2008. Brett Grays exploration demonstratesI think accuratelya consistency in Williamss approach that might be described as orthodoxy with a postmodern twist. -Anglican Theological Review

This innovative volume formulates a Christology present in Rowan Williamss works & It exhibits a meticulous investigation of passages and balanced appraisal of Williams. -Theological Studies

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Difference of God

Chapter 2: A Christological Presentation

Chapter 3: Parodies

Chapter 4: A Christ Complexly Unfallen

Chapter 5: The Complexities of Mediation

Chapter 6: Tragedy

Chapter 7: An Endless End

Conclusions

Bibliography
Index