Author : Joshua R. Farris
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493417983
In this thorough introduction to theological anthropology, Joshua Farris offers an evangelical perspective on the topic. Farris walks the reader through some of the most important issues in traditional approaches to anthropology, such as sexuality, posthumanism, and the image of God. He addresses fundamental questions like, Who am I? and Why do I exist? He also considers the creaturely and divine nature of humans, the body-soul relationship, and the beatific vision.
Author : Marc Cortez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567428362
What does it mean to be human and to be made in the image of God? What does it mean to be a 'person'? What constitutes a human person? What does it mean to affirm that humans are free beings? And, what is gender? Marc Cortez guides the reader through the most challenging issues that face anyone attempting to deal with the subject of theological anthropology. Consequently, it addresses complexities surrounding such questions as: Each chapter explains first both why the question under consideration is important for theological anthropology and why it is also a contentious issue within the field. After this, each chapter surveys and concisely explains the main options that have been generated for resolving that particular question. Finally the author presents to the reader one way of working through the complexity. These closing sections are presented as case studies in how to work through the problems and arrive at a conclusion than as definitive answers. Nonetheless, they offer a convincing way of answering the questions raised by each chapter.
Author : Verna E. F. Harrison
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2010-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 080103471X
This fresh approach to theological anthropology applies patristic wisdom to contemporary discussions of what it means to be human.
Author : E. F. Schumacher
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 1978-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0060906111
The author of the world wide best-seller, Small Is Beautiful, now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living. Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and technology, but most importantly himself. If man can fulfill these obligations, then and only then can he enjoy a real relationship with the world, then and only then can he know the meaning of living. Schumacher says we need maps: a "map of knowledge" and a "map of living." The concern of the mapmaker--in this instance, Schumacher--is to find for everything it's proper place. Things out of place tend to get lost; they become invisible and there proper places end to be filled by other things that ought not be there at all and therefore serve to mislead. A Guide for the Perplexed teaches us to be our own map makers. This constantly surprising, always stimulating book will be welcomed by a large audience, including the many new fans who believe strongly in what Schumacher has to say.
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Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,14 MB
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781912522835
The Bible Class Notes series has a new look and this latest edition will be a real help to those wanting to study on this subject. These notes were written for a group of young christians in 2019. The aim was to provide them with notes that they could read at home before their bible study and which they could keep and consult as they grew older. This study covers Creation, Man's Nature and the Fall, Man's Constitution, Man's Complement, Man's Purpose and Man's Pinnacle. Suitable for group setting or individual study, the guide is neither too elementary nor too complicated. The target is teenagers, but others may find them useful. Highlighted Sections for Key Scriptures Key Quotes Key Questions If your youth group is in the 13-20 age bracket they are at a vital stage in their christian life where they need help to study the Bible in a way that is challenging and engaging.
Author : Wolfhart Pannenberg
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 2004-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567081889
In this comprehensive study, a renowned theologian examines the anthropological disciplines-human biology, psychology, cultural anthropology, sociology and history-for their religious implications. The result is a theological anthropology that does not derive from dogma or prejudice, but critically evaluates the findings of the disciplines. Pannenberg begins with a consideration of human beings as part of nature; moves on to focus on the human person; and then considers the social world: its culture, history and institutions. All the elements of this multi-faceted study unite in the final chapter on the relation of human beings to their history.
Author : J. Patout Burns
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 2023-06-13
Category :
ISBN : 1506449409
The book gathers and translates texts from early Christianity that explore the diversity of theological approaches to the nature and ends of humanity. Readers will gain a sense of how early Christians reflected on humanity and human nature in different theological movements and their legacies in late antiquity and the dawn of the Middle Ages.
Author : Marc Cortez
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310516420
What does it mean to be “truly human?” In Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, Marc Cortez looks at the ways several key theologians—Gregory of Nyssa, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Karl Barth, John Zizioulas, and James Cone—have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person. Based on this historical study, he concludes with a constructive proposal for how Christology and anthropology should work together to inform our view of what it means to be human. Many theologians begin their discussion of the human person by claiming that in some way Jesus Christ reveals what it means to be “truly human,” but this often has little impact in the material presentation of their anthropology. Although modern theologians often fail to reflect robustly on the relationship between Christology and anthropology, this was not the case throughout church history. In this book, examine seven key theologians and discover their important contributions to theological anthropology.
Author : Hans Urs von Balthasar
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1608995291
Originally published in 1967 (the German title of the original volume translates to The Whole in the Fragment), A Theological Anthropology is described by the author as "an essay." Indeed, it is man's history of theology, without firm conclusions, but brilliantly written by one of the foremost theologians of his time.
Author : Marc Cortez
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310516447
Theologians working in theological anthropology often claim that Jesus reveals what it means to be "truly human," but this often has little impact in their actual account of anthropology. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology addresses that lack by offering an account of why theological anthropology must begin with Christology. Building off his earlier study on how key theologians in church history have understood the relationship between Christology and theological anthropology, Cortez now develops a new proposal for theological anthropology and applies it to the theological situation today. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology is divided into four sections. The first section explores the relevant Christological/anthropological biblical passages and unpacks how they inform our understanding of theological anthropology. The second section discusses the theological issues raised in the course of surveying the biblical texts. The third section lays out a methodological framework for how to construct a uniquely Christological anthropology. The final section builds on the first three sections and demonstrates the significance of Christology for understanding theological anthropology by applying the methodological framework to several pressing anthropological issues: gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and death and suffering X
