The Person of Christ

Author: Mark Smith

Mark Smith explores who Jesus is in the Bible and how the Anglican formularies point to him.

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Mark Smith explores who Jesus is in the Bible and how the Anglican formularies point to him.

Description

In this short and stimulating guide to the doctrine of the person of Christ, Mark Smith explores the biblical witness to Jesus as both fully God and fully man. He shows how these truths were articulated and defended in the debates of the early church, and why they remain deeply relevant to the lives of Christians today.

The second half of the book then dives into the Christological content of the Anglican formularies (the 39 Articles of Religion and the Book of Common Prayer). Here we discover how the Church of England possesses a rich storehouse of reflection on the identity of Jesus Christ - not only as a doctrine to be understood, but as a person to be worshipped and adored.

Critic Reviews

"This clear, vivid, gripping book is a delight from start to finish. Mark Smith has poured and distilled his considerable scholarship into writing for us a thoroughly useful guide for lay Christians who may feel daunted by the doctrine of the divine-human person of Jesus Christ. He moves deftly from a concise summary of the salient points of patristic orthodoxy to the faithful reformulations of this by the Anglican reformers. Here is a book for every thoughtful Christian's bookshelf." - Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence, Tyndale House, Cambridge

"This gem of a book beautifully unpacks the biblical and Anglican doctrine of who Christ is. It is eloquent, erudite, and edifying and will help you get a clearer grasp on the riches of the Bible and Anglican teaching in this foundational area." - Dr Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society and Fellow in Church History and Anglicanism at the Greystone Theological Institute

"Mark Smith's short study is packed with dynamite, compressing centuries of deep Christian thinking into just a few pages. It shows us why Christology matters and how the majesty and mystery of the God-Man Jesus Christ are expressed in the Church of England's articles and liturgies. Beautifully written and full of insight, this study stretches our minds and drives us to wonder and worship." - Andrew Atherstone, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and Latimer Research Fellow

About the Author

Mark Smith is Dean and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and lectures in patristics [or 'early church history'] at the Faculty of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. He is married to Phillippa, and they have two young daughters. His monograph, The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils, was published by Oxford University Press in 2018.