Toward a Cosmic Christology: A Kerygmatic Proposal

This kerygmatic (Tillich) proposalfor a. cosmic christology presupposes (with Sittier) that in our times the scope of christology must be as large as the whole creation. Noting a body of extant literature pertaining to the theme (Teilhard de Chardin, Tillich, Gunton, Moltmann, Fox, McFague, Edwards), this article argues that Martin Luther’s “ubiquity Christology” should receive afresh tearing in order to broaden and deepen the current discussion, in a way that can contribute both to erygmatic and apologetic theological constructions. Concerns of critics of Luther’s ubiquity Christology are addressed and its underdeveloped, character is noted, with suggestionsfor expanding Luther’s vision. At the end, the potential ecumenical benefits of this kind of reclamation of Luther’s thought are affirmed, as is the need for kerygmatic theologians to develop not only cosmic christologies, but also cosmic pneumatologies.