Religious Studies A-Level
Christocentrism
What Christocentrism means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Christocentrism
The theological priority of Jesus Christ as the sole and final revelation of God, a cornerstone of Barthian Neo-Orthodoxy that rejects natural theology.
Topics that use Christocentrism
- Christianity – Works of scholars: Atonement theory; comparison of Karl Barth and John Hick (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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