Introduction: Beginning in the Middle (Ages): Aquinas's Christological vision
Formulating the question: from Paul to Augustine
Refining the vocabulary: the contribution of early Byzantine theology
Loss and recovery: Calvin and the re-formation of Christology
Christ, creation and community: Christology in the shadow of the Antichrist
Conclusion: Christ, the heart of creation: the tension in metaphysics and theology
Appendix: Concluding (untheological?) postscript: Wittgenstein, Kierkegaard and Chalcedon.