Kenotic Christology

Kenotic Christology
   The theory that during the earthly life of Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity ‘emptied himself’ and temporarily abandoned his divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience and sovereignty.

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  • kenotic — näd.]ik, ät], ]ēk adjective Etymology: Greek kenōtikos purgative, emptying, from (assumed) Greek kenōtos (verbal of Greek kenoun) + Greek ikos ic : of, affirming, or marked by kenosis kenotic theories of the Incarnation that stem from Philippians …   Useful english dictionary

  • kenotic theology —  , Christology  Кенотическая теология / Христология …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • Kenosis — is a Greek word for emptiness, which is used as a theological term. The ancient Greek word κένωσις kénōsis means an emptying , from κενός kenós empty . The word is mainly used, however, in a Christian theological context, for example Philippians… …   Wikipedia

  • Forsyth, Peter Taylor — (1848–1921)    Theologian.    Forsyth was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and was educated at Aberdeen University and at Göttingen, where he was a student of Albrecht ritschl. He was ordained as a Congregationalist minister and in 1901 became… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

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  • Peter Taylor Forsyth — P. T. Forsyth. Peter Taylor Forsyth, also known as P. T. Forsyth, (1848 1921) was a Scottish theologian. The son of a postman, Forsyth studied at the University of Aberdeen and then in Göttingen (under Albrecht Ritschl). He was ordained into the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Gore, Charles — ( 1853 1932 )    advocate of the social gospel and ecumenicalism    Charles Gore, Anglican bishop, liberal theologian, and ecumenical leader, was born in Wimbledon, England, in 1853, and educated at Harrow school and Oxford University. He was… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • kenosis — Greek for ‘self emptying’ and used by Paul in Phil. 2:7 for Jesus renunciation of the state of glory with the Father in order to share human life and death. The ‘kenotic theory’ of the incarnation proposed by several German Lutheran and English… …   Dictionary of the Bible

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