Christocentric

[ kris-tuh-sen-trik ]

adjective

1. having as the theological focal point the teachings and practices of Jesus Christ.

Other Words From

• Christo·centrism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christocentric¹

First recorded in 1870–75; Christo- + -centric

Example Sentences

Christocentric, 272, 273, 274. the Protrepticus, 282-287, 296.

From Project Gutenberg

For Barth the Word of God came to man in the person of Christ, and Dogmatics is a Christocentric exploration of that word.

From Time Magazine Archive

Princeton's best-known systematic theologian, Presbyterian George Stuart Hendry, says Barth's Christocentric approach forces many church doctrines into an artificial mold.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, while he conceives Christianity as an explanation of the world and as redemption, his Christocentric teaching was opposed to that of the Gnostics.

From Project Gutenberg

Paulinism is a religious and Christocentric doctrine, more inward and more powerful than any other which has ever appeared in the Church.

From Project Gutenberg