The inclusion model of the Incarnation: Problems and prospects

Tim Bayne*

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Abstract

Thomas Morris and Richard Swinburne have recently defended what they call the 'two-minds' model of the Incarnation. This model, which I refer to as the 'inclusion model' or 'inclusionism', claims that Christ had two consciousnesses, a human and a divine consciousness, with the former consciousness contained within the latter one. I begin by exploring the motivation for, and structure of, inclusionism. I then develop a variety of objections to it: some philosophical, others theological in nature. Finally, I sketch a variant of inclusionism which I call 'restricted inclusionism' (RI); RI can evade many, but not all, of the objections to standard inclusionism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-141
Number of pages17
JournalReligious Studies
Volume37
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

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