God Incarnate

The idea of the "incarnation" is that God became man in Jesus of Nazareth. The incarnation is a doctrine which has been considered central to the Christian faith from the earliest days of the church. Because so much other Christian doctrine rests on this foundation, it has often been attacked. Today the challenge comes not only from fringe cults but from theologians within the church itself. Here is what some are now saying: The idea of the incarnation is a false interpretation of the New Testament documents; The incarnation is a "myth" that merely expresses the idea that "God meets us in Jesus"; Jesus was like any other man except for his ability to inspire people to love God and to seek his kingdom; Jesus' death was a martydom only--it did not in any way deal with human sin. Does this contemporary assault on Christian orthodoxy rest on new evidence or better theological reasoning? Who is Jesus? If he is not God incarnate, what is left of Christianity? George Carey answers these questions and provides a fresh exposition of the classic Christian doctrine that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. George Carey is vicar of an Anglican parish in Durham, England. He has served on the staff of both Oak Hill Theological College in London and St. John's Theological College in Nottingham. He has contributed to 'Search the Scriptures' (IVP) and has written the recent book 'I believe in Man' (Eerdmans).