Christ - The Mystery in History: Critical Study on the Christology of Raymond Panikkar: v. 5 (Annual for Religious Culture) - Softcover

Menacherry, Cheriyan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631483694 ISBN 13: 9783631483695

Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, 1996

Synopsis

The book systematizes Panikkar's thought, offering a criticism, both positive and negative. Panikkar observes that Christ must not be limited to the Christian mythical context, a saviour in history. The Hindus speak of a transhistorical mediator having ten thousand echoes. Christ is not only Jesus, the symbol of the Unknown Christ of Hinduism. Panikkar's 'cosmotheandric mystery' can be helpful for an eco-Christology. The book, however, critically points out that sharing history is not shedding mystery. Christ is the mystery in history. Hinduism stresses the mystery of mediator 'Isvara'. Christianity shares also the historicity of Christ. Moreover, the sense of history and the expectation of a saviour in history are not totally alien (if not central) to the Hindu religion. Jesus Christ can be the realization of the 'asvattha', an Upanishadic tree of life whose roots are in heaven, the divine essence, and the branches in the world.

About this title

About the Author:

The Author: Upon receiving his Th.D. from Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Rome (1990), Dr. Cheriyan Menacherry CMI (ordained in 1981) began to teach Systematic Theology and Theology of world religions at Dharmaram Vidyakshetram (DVK) Bangalore, where he is also the Registrar. He received his B.A. (1978) from Bangalore University, B. Th. (1981) and M. Th. (1984) from DVK Bangalore. He is the author of Indian Philosophical Approach to the Personality of Jesus Christ, Rome, 1986.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 3631483694
• ISBN 13: 9783631483695
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 311