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What does it really mean to say Jesus' life, death and resurrection 'saved' us from our sins? How are we to think about other world religions, given the claims of the Catholic Church about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ's role in the salvation of all of human history?

Through this unique series, you will discover extraordinary answers to these questions and others from scripture and 2,000 years of tradition. This series will address the fundamental issues of our faith in a directly relevant way. 

It is astonishing that an unschooled peasant from a town in an insignificant portion of Israel who, at the most, was publicly active for three short years, became arguablythe single most important individual who has ever belonged to the human race. 

Through this series of lectures, you will explore the development of our understanding of the meaning of Jesus Christ. This area of theology, called Christology, forms a central place in the more general area of theological thought called 'systematic theology.'

You will trace Christian thinking of Jesus Christ from the days of his ministry in 1st-century Palestine through the days of the early church, the medieval period, the reformation and modern time. 

People of the Christian faith profess that Jesus is fully human, and fully divine, while distinguishing Him from God the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus, Christians affirm, was one personal reality, webbed into the whole human race, the planet earth, and the entire cosmos. Explore what this means.  Who is Jesus?

About Your Presenter

Fr. Brian McDermott, S.J. is a Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus. He is currently the Rector of the Jesuit Community of Loyola University Maryland, Research Professor in the Department of Theology and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Pastoral Counseling. He received his doctorate in systematic theology from the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in 1973. From 1973 to 2000, he was a member of the faculty of Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass., serving as academic dean for eight of those years. Fr. McDermott is the author of two books, What are They Saying About the Grace of Christ? and Word Become Flesh: Dimensions of Christology as well as numerous articles and reviews.

Topic Titles

• What is Christology All About?
• The Jesus Known by History and Faith
• Jesus' Ministry: Fundamental Outlines
• Jesus' Death: Historical Context
• Jesus' Death: Theological Perspective
• Jesus' Resurrection: Historical Reflections
• Jesus' Resurrection: Theological Reflections
• Early Convictions about Jesus Christ's Divinity
• Jesus Christ's Humanity
• Personal Unity of Jesus Christ: Part I
• Personal Unity of Jesus Christ: Part II
• Jesus Christ as Savior: Early and Medieval Church Perspective
• Jesus Christ as Savior: Contemporary Church Perspective
• A Cosmic Perspective
• Christology and the Ecological Crisis
• Christ and Other World Religions: Part I
• Christ and Other World Religions: Part II
• The Future of Christology