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that a cosmic Christ united all things to himself; this, he claimed, included non-Christian religions. This would continue to be asserted by South Asian Christians such as
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Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School: Colossians and Ephesians in the Context of Graeco-Roman Cosmology, with a New Synopsis of the Greek Texts
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In the modern period, a renewed interest in the cosmic Christ would arise among a number of Western scholars interested in developing an
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which emphasises the extent of Jesus Christ's concern for the cosmos. The biblical bases for a cosmic Christology is often found in
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In China, it has been suggested that a cosmic Christology has been present in the early 20th century, among figures such as
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Levison, John R.; Pope-Levison, Priscilla (January 1994). "Toward an Ecumenical Christology for Asia".
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The universal Christ : how a forgotten reality can change everything we see, hope for, and believe
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Theosis, Sino-Christian Theology and the Second Chinese Enlightenment: Heaven and Humanity in Unity
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was among the first to speak again of a cosmic Christ in the 1920s and 1930s. He understood the
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Tang, Edmond (October 1995). "The Cosmic Christ — the search for a Chinese theology".
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of Ceylon as a rationale to dialogue with and work together with other religions.
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The cosmic Christ has also been of particular interest amongst Asian Christians.
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used the cosmic Christ as a basis for Christians to work with communists, and
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The cosmic Christ in Origen and Teilhard de Chardin: a comparative study
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as bringing the historical Christ into the material world and, through
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This was particularly poignant through debates that arose from the
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The Way of Jesus Christ: Christology in Messianic Dimensions
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version of the cosmic Christ to work with non-Christians.
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Theological view of Jesus Christ's concern for the cosmos
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Index

Christology
Colossians
Ephesians
prologue to the gospel of John
Irenaeus
Against Heresies
atonement
recapitulated
patristic period
Eastern Christianity
ecotheology
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Incarnation
evolution
Omega Point
Joseph Sittler
Matthew Fox
Richard Rohr
Jürgen Moltmann
World Council of Churches
Paul D. Devanandan
Ephesians 1:10
M. M. Thomas
D. T. Niles
T. C. Chao
Y. T. Wu
Three-Self Patriotic Movement
K. H. Ting
Wang Weifan
evangelical

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