History of the development of the doctrine of the person of Christ

Originally published in German as 'Entwicklungsgeschichte der Lehre von der Person Christi' between 1839 and 1856, Isaak August Dorner’s monumental work was intended to synthesize the historical development of Christology for a modern theological audience. The multi-volume set provides a sweeping analysis of how the early church and subsequent theologians grappled with the nature of Christ, positioning Dorner as a pivotal figure in nineteenth-century German Protestant thought.

The English translation, published by T. & T. Clark in Edinburgh during the late nineteenth century, brought Dorner's rigorous academic scholarship to the English-speaking world. The work was widely respected in scholarly circles for its meticulous documentation and philosophical depth, serving as a primary reference for divinity students and theologians for generations. It remains a hallmark of the nineteenth-century project to bridge historical inquiry with systematic theology.