Of whom do the Gospels speak? This course critically explores some of the many Christs of the Christian traditions. It particularly seeks to trace the development of sustained reflection on the person and work of Jesus, discover the problems created for christology by the so-called Enlightenment of the C18th, and the various ways in which Jesus has been portrayed by modern theologians as attempts to respond to those problems. Students will learn to pay careful attention to what the doctrine does as well as what it 'means', especially its significance for the interrelation of identity and practice.