For Christians, there is no more fundamental question than that posed by Christ to his disciples in Caesarea Philippi: "Who do you say that I am?" The specialized doctrines developed over the course of church history to answer that question, known in theological language as "Christology," touch the very core of the Christian faith.
It's no surprise, therefore, that efforts to reformulate these doctrines have always generated tensions, and few attempts in recent years have spawned ...