The Theology of Christ: Commentary. Readings in Christology. by Tapia, Ralph J. (editor) - 1971

New York.: The Bruce Publishing Company.. Good. 1971. Soft Cover. 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xiv - 475 pp. From the foreword: "The purpose of this book is to provide the college student a selective but comprehensive anthology of the views of contemporary authors on the development of Christology from the Apostolic period to the present." Contents in brief: I - "Christ in the Post-Apostolic Tradition and in the First Apologists" with 7 selections from Grillmeier, Harnack, Werner, Adam, Kelly, Wingren and Richard; II - "Christological Developments in the Third Century" with 6 selections by Grillmeier, Danielou, Beskow, Wilson, Cantalamessa and Sellers; III - "Theological Interpretations of Christ from Nicaea to Chalsedon" with 11 selections from Werner, Grillmeier (2), Kelly (2), Adam, Sellers, Prestige, McKenzie, McNamara and Kelly; IV - "The Chalcedonian Faith and Its Further Clarifications" with 5 selections from Ferrier, McIntyre, Jay, Tixeront and Rozemond; V- "Christology in the Western fathers" with 5 selections from Galtier, Van Bavel, Portalié, Kelly and Tixeront; VI - "Christ in Medieval Thought" with 6 selections from Otten, Richard, Manteau-Bonamy, Ferrier, Oberman and Meyendorff; VII - "Christ in the Reformers" with 5 selections from Althaus, Richard, Wendel, Franks and Paul; VIII - "Christology in the Sixteenth Through the Nineteenth Centuries" with 9 selections from Perriraz (2), Welch, Peter, Aulén, Adam, Richard, Oxenham and Tubaldo; IX - "Christ in Orthodox Christology" with 5 selections from Jugie, Gavin, Guirgis Waheeb, Sarkissan and Harakas; X - "Contemporary Christology" with 12 selections from Torrance, Riderbos, Killen, Pittenger, Malevez, Martin, Baillie, Faricy, Schilling, Clarke, Grillmeier and Mcnamara. Comprehensive 19 page index. The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and attachments on the inside of the back cover and the blank verso of the last page. Mild wear to the covers and the spine is a tad faded, otherwise clean with a sound binding. .