Christological Dogmatics: A Theological Witness to the Person and Work of Christ

by D. Glenn Butner Jr.

Genres: Theology

360 pages, Paperback

Published February 10, 2026

Reviews

[E · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent work to go alongside Butner's previous work on the Trinity. The author goes through the various debates regarding Christ (two natures, two wills, one person, kenosis, and so forth) and shows why classical orthodoxy is the only solution to these conundra. In my opinion he spends too much time taking silliness seriously ((Aimee Semple McPherson? really?) but at least he never buys the hype.

One other thing about this book is really sticking in my craw, way more than it should. Once or twice he quotes someone who writes about the typical believer using the standard third-person masculine pronoun. Butner has to stick a "sic" in there to show . . . I'm not sure. That he's not a sexist? That singular "they" is better? Does he really think "he" can't refer to a person regardless of gender? It's only done so for hundreds of years. Honestly it makes me the doubt the guy's sanity. But the rest of the book is very good, I promise.

[Tucker Woodson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Butner has done it again. A spectacular work on Christology which I am grateful for. It has inspired me to read his previous volume again in the near future. He interacts with differing stances in a charitable, yet critical manner. His distinction between kenosis vs kenoticism was particularly helpful for thinking about the relationship between divinity and Jesus’ earthly ministry.

[Jesse Bingham · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent follow up to Trinitarian Dogmatics. I found some of the discussions in this volume more challenging than that one, in part because I was less familiar with some Christological terminology coming into the book. That said, I’m impressed enough with Butner that I think I’ll read everything he writes. Looking forward to a future volume on pneumatology.