This essay discusses both the ontological dimensions of the mystery of the Incarnation, and the philosophical implications of classical Christology. Can we speak truly of Christ the person of the Son as both true God and true man if we are incapable of positive philosophical and natural discourse concerning both the divine nature and human nature, that essence in virtue of which we are each human, and in virtue of which God who became human is one in nature with us?
08 June 2025
Chalcedonian Christology and the Concept of Pure Nature
With Fr Thomas Joseph White, OP, DPhil (Oxon), STL, Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.
This essay discusses both the ontological dimensions of the mystery of the Incarnation, and the philosophical implications of classical Christology. Can we speak truly of Christ the person of the Son as both true God and true man if we are incapable of positive philosophical and natural discourse concerning both the divine nature and human nature, that essence in virtue of which we are each human, and in virtue of which God who became human is one in nature with us?
This essay discusses both the ontological dimensions of the mystery of the Incarnation, and the philosophical implications of classical Christology. Can we speak truly of Christ the person of the Son as both true God and true man if we are incapable of positive philosophical and natural discourse concerning both the divine nature and human nature, that essence in virtue of which we are each human, and in virtue of which God who became human is one in nature with us?
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