Kathryn Tanner and the Receptivity of Christ and the Church

Higton, Mike

doi:10.1177/00033286211068747

Kathryn Tanner and the Receptivity of Christ and the Church

Higton, Mike

Authors

Professor Mike Higton mike.higton@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

In conversation with Kathryn Tanner’s Christology, I argue that Jesus’ receptivity matters. He is who he is, and his story goes the way it goes, only because of what he receives and goes on receiving from all that surrounds him. Similarly, Jesus’ church grows and learns by what it encounters in the world. These encounters can be occasions for the work of the Spirit upon it, drawing it into the life that God has established in the world in Jesus. Neither Jesus’ incarnate life nor the life of the church should be conceived as involving preservation from creaturely interaction and dependence.

Citation

Higton, M. (2022). Kathryn Tanner and the Receptivity of Christ and the Church. Anglican Theological Review, 104(2), 134-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/00033286211068747

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 4, 2021
Publication Date	2022-05
Deposit Date	Dec 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Dec 6, 2021
Journal	Anglican Theological Review
Print ISSN	0003-3286
Electronic ISSN	2163-6214
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	104
Issue	2
Pages	134-147
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/00033286211068747
Publisher URL	https://journals.sagepub.com/home/atr