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This Book Provides A Complete Account Of The Metaphysical Aspects Of Christology In Western Theology, During The Years From 1250 To 1310. The Work Begins With An Extensive Treatment Of The Different Theories Of The Union Between Christ's Human Nature And The Second Person Of The Trinity. It Proceeds To Outline Various Theories That Attempt To Explain Why It Is That A Human Nature Assumed To Union With A Divine Person Should Not Itself Count As A Person. It Makes It Clear That These Theories About Subsistence Correspond To Different Accounts Of The Union. A Final Part Deals With Three Issues: What It Is In Virtue Of Which The Divine Person Is Apt To Be United To A Human Nature (be It The Person's Divine Nature, Or The Personal Property That Distinguishes The Divine Person From Other Such Persons); And The Question Of Christological Predication, As A Prelude To, Thirdly, A Treatment Of Christ's Human Activity