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Down’s is a genetic condition, where a person has a full or partial additional copy of chromosome 21. The consequences are a lower IQ (often as much as half), certain distinctive characteristics (which include smaller stature and an upward slant to the eyes), and a disposition which is often humble, warm, and full of gratitude. A person with Down’s could easily reflect many of the most important features of God; for example, they can be very loving. But what about the other attributes of God – could God be disclosed in a person who is genetically unable to have a high IQ?

ChristologyIncarnate Word

Box 2.1

This is the article’s “signpost.” It gives the reader a sense of how the essay will be structured. There are many ways this question could be handled. The author sets out the focus is on intelligence. One could criticize the author for not seizing the opportunity to write more extensively on disability and the Incarnation.

(See Box 2.2.) For most Christians, intelligence is seen as an inevitable aspect of the Incarnation. At the very least, the Incarnate Word must be able to teach with authority and develop good arguments.⁴