Comments on: Shape of Unitarian Christology discussed

By: Roger Kuhrt

Roger Kuhrt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:41:31 +0000

To arrive at a Unitarian or Universalist Christology it might be wise to return to the beginnings of Christologic formation. I would suggest Gnosticism and Christianity–in Roman and Coptic Egypt by Birger A. Pearson. What is the relationship between the Logos, the Christ, Sophia and various creation stories. How was the Jewish Mysticism of “Jesus” embodied subsequent to his death? What exactly is “God”?

And now that we actually have the current definitive, The International Edition of The NAG HAMMADI Scriptures in one book edited by Marvin Meyer and introduced by Elaine H. Pagels–why would we ignore the beginnings of Christian Emergence any longer?

Cheerfully, Roger Kuhrt

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:48:46 +0000

Hey Scott,
The discussion has morphed again…..there’s more talk about the Universalists. So maybe you’ll want to join in on that point.

By: Jaume

Jaume — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:52:37 +0000

Thank you, Scott. Your choice of words is better than mine, I should have written “consistent” rather than “clear”. At least that is what I meant. However I would disagree that it is as inconsistent as in most communions, since most of these communions share at least the christological legacy of the first Ecumenical Councils.

I find intriguing that the main objections about Servetus being a Unitarian are raised around his christology (particularly his affirmation that, being the son of God and a human female, and being the incarnation of the eternal Logos, he participated in God’s divine nature and therefore could be called “God”), when Unitarianism has never had a consistent christology which has been changing over time. No still photo of a “Unitarian christology” can be made at any given time that may be considered the quintessential christology for the Unitarian tradition.