The Cosmic Christ

1. Development towards a doctrine of cosmic redemption in the Bible -- Development in the Old Testament -- The Apocalyptic attitude to the world -- The cosmic imagery in the Apocalyptic background to the New Testament -- The development towards a conceptual formulation in Paul and John -- 2. The patristic period -- The "classical" view of the atonement -- The Gnostic schools and cosmic redemption -- The school of Alexandria -- The conservative approach of the west -- 3. Transition to a new phase -- The Middle Ages -- The effect of the Renaissance -- The Kantian solution -- The Hegelian solution -- The real significance and value of Hegel's thought -- The new setting of the problem -- 4. Towards a modern formulation -- Redemption and suffering -- The meaningless and the demonic -- The form of the answer -- The fullness of Him that filleth all in all