Introduction

Abstract

Abstract This Introduction discusses and defines the five extensions to Conciliar Christology that the book considers: the claim that multiple incarnations are possible; the claim that Christ descended into hell during his three days of death; the claim that Christ’s human will was free; the claim that Christ was impeccable; and the claim that Christ, via his human intellect, knew all things past, present, and future. It next discusses some points on the method the book employs. These methodological points include: the assumption of Conciliar Christology for the sake of argument, the concept of mystery, the deference owed to the ecumenical councils, the cumulative assumption of the extensions throughout the book, the division of labor between philosophers and theologians, the types of philosophical objections the book will consider, and the book’s reliance on St Thomas Aquinas.