If anyone is in Christ – new creation!

Page, Ben T.

Abstract

This paper investigates the metaphysical transformation that occurs when a believer becomes a new creation, something which hasn’t yet been explored in the literature. I start by setting out what this ontological transformation involves, and then provide two models as to how it might go. The first is a type of substratism, based on a theory of mixing, whilst the second thinks about this transformation in terms of replacementism. Throughout the paper I seek to resolve difficulties that both of these models bring, whilst also showing how other aspects of Christian thought can also be explained by these models.

Citation

Page, B. T. (2020). If anyone is in Christ – new creation!. Religious Studies, 56(4), 525-541. https://doi.org/10.1017/s003441251800063x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 17, 2018
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Deposit Date: Jul 31, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 31, 2018
• Journal: Religious Studies
• Print ISSN: 0034-4125
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-901X
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 525-541
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s003441251800063x
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1699898