RT Article
T1 Hocus Totus: The Elusive Wholeness of Christ
JF Pro ecclesia
VO 29
IS 1
SP 31
OP 42
A1 Vanhoozer, Kevin J. 1957-
A2 Moser, J. David
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1694538753
AB This article responds to David Moser's essay commending the Totus Christus to Protestants who wish to be biblical, identify with the catholic tradition, and speak truly about the Church. The article recognizes the Totus Christus as an important case study of the relationship between Christology and ecclesiology. The article evaluates Moser's case in three movements: first, by examining the way in which biblical language of Christ as the "head" of the Church "body" has been interpreted by Augustine and others; second, by comparing and contrasting the Reformed (soteriological) emphasis on mystical union with the Roman (ecclesiological) emphasis on mystical body; third, by examining the metaphysics of the Totus Christus and, in particular, the conceptual coherence of claiming that the Totus Christus designates a "united person" with "two subjects" that are "distinct in their being." The article concludes by asking about the practical consequences of accepting the Totus Christus, and by noting that the Totus Christus never did receive the necessary creedal support commensurate with catholic doctrine.
K1 Augustine
K1 Totus Christus
K1 body of Christ
K1 Ecclesiology
K1 Mystical body
K1 Mystical Union
DO 10.1177/1063851219891610