Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations of Works of St. Thomas Aquinas
Introduction: The Biblical Ontology of Christ
Prolegomenon: Is a Modern Thomistic Christology Possible?
Part One: The Mystery of the Incarnation
1: The Ontology of the Hypostatic Union
2: The Human Nature and Grace of Christ
3: The Likeness of the Human and Divine Natures
4: Why Christology Presupposes Natural Theology
5: The Necessity of the Beatific Vision in the Earthly Christ
Part Two: The Mystery of the Redemption
6: The Obedience of the Son
7: Did God Abandon Jesus? The Dereliction on the Cross
8: The Death of Christ and the Mystery of the Cross
9: Did Christ Descend into Hell? The Mystery of Holy Saturday
10: The Ontology of the Resurrection
Conclusion: The Promise of Thomism
Selected Bibliography
Index