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This book looks at the influential metaphor of sinful humanity as 'homo incurvatus in se' (humanity curved in on itself), from its origins in Augustine to Luther, Barth and the Feminist theology.
Author : Matt Jenson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,70 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567031381
This book looks at the influential metaphor of sinful humanity as 'homo incurvatus in se' (humanity curved in on itself), from its origins in Augustine to Luther, Barth and the Feminist theology.
Author : Matt Jenson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 13,92 MB
Release : 2007-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567577880
Matt Jenson argues that the image of being 'curved in on oneself' is the best paradigm for understanding sin relationally, that it has sufficient explanatory breadth and depth to be of service to contemporary Christian theology. He looks to Augustine as the Christian source for this image in his various references to humanity's turn to itself, though the threads of a relational account of sin are not drawn together with any systematic consequence until Martin Luther's description of 'homo incurvatus in se' in his commentary on Romans. Luther radicalizes Augustine's conception by applying this relational view of sin to the totus homo and by emphasizing its appearance, above all, in homo religiosus. The Western tradition of sin understood paradigmatically as pride has been recently called into question by feminist theologians. Daphne Hampson's critique of Luther on this front is considered and critiqued. Though she is right to call attention to the insufficiency of his and Augustine's myopic focus on pride, the question remains whether 'incurvatus in se' can operate paradigmatically as an umbrella concept covering a far wider range of sins. Karl Barth's extension of 'incurvatus in se' to apply more broadly to pride, sloth and falsehood suggests that incurvature can do just that.
Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Liturgics
ISBN : 9781433515040
This DVD and study guide will help believers journey toward a better understanding of how seriousness and happiness blend in godly worship. Perfect for Bible studies and community groups.
Author : Matthew Croasmun
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 019027798X
We can have a sense that when we try to do right by one another, we aren't merely striving against ourselves. The feeling is that we are struggling against something--someone-else. As if there's a force-a person- that wishes us ill. In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul describes just such a person: Sin, a cosmic tyrant who constrains our moral freedom, confuses our moral judgment, and condemns us to slavery and to death. Commentators have long argued about whether Paul literally means to say Sin is a person or is simply indulging in literary personification, but regardless of Paul's intentions, for modern readers it would seem clear enough: there is no such thing as a cosmic tyrant. Surely it is more reasonable to suppose "Sin" is merely a colorful way of describing individual misdeeds or, at most, a way of evoking the intractability of our social ills. In The Emergence of Sin, Matthew Croasmun suggests we take another look. The vision of Sin he offers is at once scientific and theological, social and individual, corporeal and mythological. He argues both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast human network of transgression and that this power is nevertheless real, personal, and one whom we had better be ready to resist. Ultimately, what is on offer here is an account of the world re-mythologized at the hands of chemists, evolutionary biologists, sociologists, and entomologists. In this world, Paul's text is not a relic of a forgotten mythical past, but a field manual for modern living.
Author : Sam Guzman
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 162164068X
What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life
Author : Martin Luther
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 36,64 MB
Release : 1823
Category : Free will and determinism
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Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 1915
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Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
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Page : 522 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Dominicans
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Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
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Page : 520 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 1915
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Author : Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
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Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 1915
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