Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, Intersubjectivity, and Recognition (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
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Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, Intersubjectivity, and Recognition (SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
God gave up those divine privileges that are incompatible with the finite nature of a human being
It is kenotic sacrifice, or sacrifice as withdrawal.
In the previous verse (Philippians 2:6), it is written that Christ did not consider his divine form (morphe) something “to be grasped” or “to be kept.” but was willing to “empty” or “annul” himself to assume a different “form.”
In fact, “sacrifice” is usually regarded as meaning the suppression or the destruction of something for the sake of something else.
the term kenosis has also been used by some theologians to describe God’s original act of creating the universe:
However, these studies provide very little assistance in clarifying sacrifice in itself.