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This study focuses on the embodiment theology of the South Indian theologian A. J. Appasamy (1891-1975). It argues for the distinctive theological voice of Appasamy, whose sacramental reading of the Gospel of John, influenced by Ramanuja (1017-1137), opens up new Christological and comparative possibilities.In this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the South Indian theologian A. J. Appaswamy's embodiment theology. This is the first book on Appaswamy, a not insignificant Indian, Christian theologian. This study argues for the distinctive theological voice of Appaswamy who develops a theology strongly influenced by the medieval Hindu theologian (or bhakti philosopher ) Ramanuja, in particular offering a reading of the Gospel of John. Dunn shows how Appaswamy sees the Christian God in Ramanuja's theology and how his theology, particularly about the presence of God in the icon in a temple, can become a heuristic device through which to understand the fourth Gospel in the context of its own time. This allows the reader to develop a rooted Christology that otherwise would remain hidden. Through Ramanuja, Appaswamy can contribute to a constructive and important Theology that grounds the text and ideas of the incarnation in the Jewish context, particularly about priestly atonement. This reading of Ramanuja allows us to see a Christology in the Christian text that would otherwise not have been seen.1. An Introduction to Ayadurai Jesudason Appasamy2. 1 Comparative Method: Theology, Religion, or Tradition?3. Pkrvapakca: 1922--1932 - Logos Christology4. 1 Uttarapakca: 1933--1950 - Spirit Christology5. 1 Recovering Rmnuja's tradition6. Siddhnta: A Johannine temple ChristologyBrian Philip Dunnis an Independent Scholar. Brian Dunn's rich and perceptive study of Appasamy, which is capped by the author's own constructive exegetical and theological work, should cause comparative and Christian theologians to reexamine the thought of the intellectual pioneer. -l£$
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