Christology and Myth in the New Testament (1956) enquires into the extent and origin of the ‘mythological’ language and ideas underlying the Christology of the New Testament. It examines the ‘demythologizing’ principles, and refers to the ‘existential’ method of reinterpreting those New Testament concepts which are bound up with Hellenistic thought-forms and the cosmology of the ancient world while also exploring other philosophical and theological interpretations. It considers that the ‘mythical’ Christology of the New Testament writers should be understood poetically and metaphorically rather than as consisting of objective statements about Jesus and his place in creation. The final section of the book is a defence of the retention of ‘mythical’ concepts and language as psychologically and theologically necessary expressions of a religious faith which cannot be adequately expressed in merely propositional form.

Steven Walker is an Alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he gained an MSc in Social Work and Social Policy. He has an MPhil in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and qualified as a Psychotherapist in 1992. Steven worked in Child Protection and CAMHS for 20 years and then Head of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at Anglia Ruskin University, where he designed and developed award-winning multi-disciplinary CAMH training.

Steven has published 14 text books, presented his research at 15 International Conferences and published over 50 scholarly papers for International Journals. Steven is a former Unicef Children's Champion, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the International Council of Professional Therapists. He works as an Expert Witness in Child Care and CAMHS legal cases, a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex, a volunteer Psychotherapist with the Youth Enquiry Service charity and is a member of the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Coalition.