The Logic of God Incarnate

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Many Christians and non-Christians alike have the idea that the incarnation of God (Jesus being fully God and fully man) is a logical contradiction.

Morris shows clearly in this book why there is no logical contradiction at all.

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Summary: An "Essential" Work
Review: This book could stand an update since it is almost twenty years from its initial printing. Morris automatically assumes evolution to be true and is still part of the "Old-Copernican" school which holds that the earth is so ordinary that there may indeed be millions of planets just like it in our universe. Both of these things have fallen under attack since this book first came out (Gonzalez and Richards's "the privileged planet" and Strobel's "the case for a creator" are two good works to consult on these matters). But let's get to the matter at hand.

Morris philosophically defends the logical coherency of the Chalcedonian view of the incarnation by supporting the two-natures view with carefully-crafted distinctions concerning kind essences and individual essences. He argues that Jesus was fully human but not merely human, so the kind-essence of human nature does not have any properties which preclude such a nature from being joined with a divine nature (in which he holds to a high divine nature). He is a philosopher, so theologians will find this work filled with modal logic formulas and hypothetical, philosophical discussions (i.e., the possibility or probability of multiple incarnations in other words in the universe). However, as a theologian, this work does address some contemporary criticisms of the classic doctrine of the incarnation and stands alone in doing so. Therefore, it is still a good work to consult, just brush up on your modal logic before digging in!