In keeping with the purposes of the New Theology Studies, this volume offers an up-to-date, comprehensive perspective on the theological significance of Jesus Christ and his saving work. Word Become Flesh: Dimensions of Christology orients the reader by tracing the principal developments in the New Testament and in later Church tradition, and by focusing on some of the main concerns of contemporary culture and the ways present-day Christologies try to respond to those issues. This study gives more attention to soteriology than often happens in traditional Christology. Finally, while the book offers a range of contemporary Christological proposals rather than one to the exclusion of others, a liberationist concern influences their presentation.
Brian O. McDermott, S.J., is academic dean and associate professor of systematic theology at Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the author of What Are They Saying About the Grace of Christ? and numerous articles on theology and spirituality in journals, published collections, and reference works. He lectures widely on the relationship between theology and spirituality, particularly in the Ignition tradition.
