I’m Not a Christian, But I’m Fascinated by the Incarnation
by Tamer Nashef
Filed under Jesus
As a secular Muslim, I see the Incarnation (the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh) as one of Christianity’s most philosophically rich doctrines that has likely had a substantial impact on the evolution of the European mind. As I understand this doctrine, by inhabiting a human body and being present on earth, Christ as the Son of God not only sanctified the body and material world, but he also conferred some form of divinity upon man1 and in a sense humanized God,2 thereby bridging the hitherto yawning gulf between Creator and man. My argument is that this key Christian doctrine gave rise in the history of European... Read More
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