John Macquarrie: The Unfolding and Completion of Hope

What is it about?

John Macquarrie (June 27, 1919- May 28, 2007) presents the unfolding of God's love through creation, incarnation, passion, and communion. He describes this process of fulfillment in terms of entelechy as the highest completion of all things in the love of God. Macquarrie was the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, and served a a canon at Christ Church,Oxford. This essay provides an overview of Macquarrie's life and theology with particular attention to his theology of the church and the future hope of Christianity.

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Why is it important?

God's self-offering is not limited to Jesus' own life, death, and resurrection. The Incarnation is not confined to a single era or time. The church makes Christ present in the world and is an extension of the Incarnation, notwithstanding the church's imperfections. The church is to serve as the leading edge of God's work of reconciliation in the world, nearer the kingdom of God.