And many see this as the fundamental question involved in most literature. A variation of this question is posed by Christ to his disciples at Caesarea-Philippi. "Who do you say that I am?"
Bishop Robert Barron discusses a shift in questioning away from this one and its' implications for preaching, teaching, and evangelizing Christianity in an article posted at Word on Fire.
He begins by referencing a recent book by Thomas Joseph White, and references Church Councils, and ancient theologians. Then he discusses a dramatic shift in emphasis a couple of centuries ago which was still being taught when he was in seminary which he refers to as “consciousness Christology."
He discusses the implication of the change in emphasis and how it fundamentally alters our perspective. He writes:
It is easy enough to see that the transition from an ontological Christology to a consciousness Christology has conduced toward all manner of relativism, subjectivism, indifferentism, and the attenuation of evangelical zeal.
It is an excellent article and you should read it in its' entirety.
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