The Incarnation: Rediscovering Kenotic Christology

By Robert Stackpole

A Milestone in Ecumenical Theology, Roman Catholic theologian Robert Stackpole reaches into the heart of the Anglican tradition and finds within that heritage a rich and fruitful way of understanding the doctrine of the Incarnation - a way that needs to be rediscovered by Anglicans themselves, and by the wider Christian community. In The Incarnation: Rediscovering Kenotic Christology, Stackpole offers a comprehensive defence of the Kenotic Theory, rooted primarily in the way that theory has developed within the Anglican tradition since the early twentieth century. In short, he makes the case that this incarnational heritage is a special gift that Anglican Christianity can make to the enrichment of the faith of all Christians in our ecumenical age. A founding member of "The Fellowship of Catholics and Evangelicals," Stackpole also draws deeply on Evangelical reflections on the Cross, and Anglican and Roman Catholic understandings of the Trinity, resulting in a remarkable ecumenical synthesis of Christology for our time.

Robert Stackpole (BA Williams; M.Litt. Oxford University; STD The Angelicum, Rome), formerly an Anglican priest, has been Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy since 2000. From 2002-2012 he was also Associate Professor of Theology at Redeemer Pacific College in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is the author of numerous books and web articles, including Jesus, Mercy Incarnate (Marian Press, 2000), Divine Mercy: A Guide from Genesis to Benedict XVI (Marian Press, 2009), and The Papacy: God's Gift to All Christians (The Chartwell Press, 2015).

"In this fascinating and well-researched study of how best to describe the Incarnation in a way that gives no less prominence to Christ's identification with the human condition than to his full divinity, Stackpole explores developments in the Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant traditions, as well as more recent Catholic writing. That ecumenical spirit is combined with a pastoral concern that ensures that he always writes in an easily accessible way that will inspire ordinary readers as well as the professional theologian."Revd Professor David Brown, FBA, FRSE, Emeritus Professor of Theology, Aesthetics & Culture, University of St Andrews, Author of Divine Humanity: Kenosis and the Construction of a Christian Theology (Baylor University Press, 2011)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0991988078
• ISBN13: 9780991988075
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Chartwell Press
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"