Paul Dafydd Jones is professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author, most recently, of Patience—A Theological Exploration: Part One, from Creation to Christ and coeditor, with Kaitlyn Dugan, of Karl Barth and Liberation Theology. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he lives in Charlottesville with his family.
I. What is the church? I am somewhat confident when I begin to formulate a doctrinal response to this question. The church is an assembly of creatures that materializes Christ’s body at a particular moment in space and time. It convenes in Christ’s name; it continues his lifelong prayer to God; it exhibits the kingdom […]
The introduction of Karl Barth into the Zizek/Milbank debate serves as the radicalization of the christological account of the monstrosity of Christ, properly accounting for the doctrinal and anthropological implications of the person of Jesus.
