Reforming Theological Anthropology

Author : F. LeRon Shults
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802848877

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Reforming Theological Anthropology by F. LeRon Shults Pdf

With the profound changes in today's intellectual and scientific landscape, traditional ways of speaking about human nature, sin, and the image of God have lost their explanatory power. In this volume F.LeRon Shults explores the challenges to and opportunities for rethinking current religious views of humankind in contemporary Western culture. From philosophy to theology, from physics to psychology, we find a turn to the categories of "relationality." Shults briefly traces this history from Aristotle to Levinas, showing its impact on the Christian doctrine of anthropology, and he argues that the biblical understanding of humanity has much to contribute to today's dialogue on persons and on human becoming in relation to God and others. Shults's work stands as a potent effort to reform theological anthropology in a way that restores its relevance to contemporary interpretations of the world and our place in it.

Author : Joshua R. Farris
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493417988

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An Introduction to Theological Anthropology by Joshua R. Farris Pdf

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 : Christopher G. Woznicki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000590456

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T. F. Torrance’s Christological Anthropology by Christopher G. Woznicki Pdf

This book demonstrates the promise of Christology for developing Scottish theologian T. F. Torrance’s theological anthropology. T. F. Torrance’s Christological Anthropology: Discerning Humanity in Christ engages with several key themes in Torrance’s theological anthropology and considers how each one of these topics—anthropological method, the metaphysics of human nature, the imago Dei, personhood, vocation, human destiny—can be further developed in light of Christ. Christopher Woznicki argues that Christology not only holds promise for the task of developing Torrance’s insights on humanity but also for developing a constructive account of humanity. The volume is valuable reading for scholars of T. F. Torrance’s theology and for those who are interested in the role of Christology in theological anthropology.

Author : Geerhardus J. Vos
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781577996439

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Reformed Dogmatics: Anthropology by Geerhardus J. Vos Pdf

Like books, people can become 'classics.' Great in their day, but richer and more fulfilling with time. Not yet a classic, Vos's never-before-published Reformed Dogmatics is more like a lost Shakespeare play recently discovered. --Michael Horton Until recently, Reformed Dogmatics was only available in its original Dutch. But now you too can access Geerhardus Vos' monumental work of systematic theology. This brand-new English translation was edited by biblical theologian and Vos expert, Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. In Volume Two, Anthropology, Vos discusses: Humanity Sin The covenant of grace The body and the soul God's covenants And more

Author : Joshua R. Farris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317015048

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The Soul of Theological Anthropology by Joshua R. Farris Pdf

Recent research in the philosophy of religion, anthropology, and philosophy of mind has prompted the need for a more integrated, comprehensive, and systematic theology of human nature. This project constructively develops a theological accounting of human persons by drawing from a Cartesian (as a term of art) model of anthropology, which is motivated by a long tradition. As was common among patristics, medievals, and Reformed Scholastics, Farris draws from philosophical resources to articulate Christian doctrine as he approaches theological anthropology. Exploring a substance dualism model, the author highlights relevant theological texts and passages of Scripture, arguing that this model accounts for doctrinal essentials concerning theological anthropology. While Farris is not explicitly interested in thorough critique of materialist ontology, he notes some of the significant problems associated with it. Rather, the present project is an attempt to revitalize the resources found in Cartesianism by responding to some common worries associated with it.

Author : Geerhardus Vos,Roelof van Ijken
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Reformed Church
ISBN : 1577995848

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Reformed Dogmatics: Anthropology by Geerhardus Vos,Roelof van Ijken Pdf

Geerhardus Vos' Reformed Dogmatics (5 vols.) represents the early theological thought of one of the premier Reformed thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Originally self-published in five volumes in 1896, under the title Gereformeerde Dogmatiek, this important piece of Reformed theology has never before been available to an English audience. Throughout his life, Vos was connected with a number of important Reformed institutions. He was the first alumnus of Calvin Seminary (then Theological School) to earn a doctoral degree and also the first Calvin Seminary faculty member to have an advanced degree. Before his appointment at Calvin, Vos was invited by Abraham Kuyper to take the chair of Old Testament Theology at the newly formed Free University (Vrije Universiteit) in Amsterdam. After teaching at Calvin, Vos accepted a position at Princeton during the days of the Old Princeton Theologians. He held the chair of Biblical Theology there from 1892 until 1932. Vos is perhaps best known to English speakers for his books Pauline Eschatology, published in 1930, and Biblical Theology: Old and New Testament, published in 1948. Vos' strong grounding in biblical scholarship and biblical theology makes his Reformed Dogmatics unique, bringing a fresh biblical perspective. Though these five volumes are systematic in nature, Geerhardus Vos brings the skills and acumen of a biblical theologian to the task. - from publisher.

Author : Christopher G. Woznicki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 103220902X

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T. F. Torrance's Christological Anthropology by Christopher G. Woznicki Pdf

Author : Billy Kristanto,Dr Kristanto
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3631808755

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Human Being - Being Human by Billy Kristanto,Dr Kristanto Pdf

Author : Manitza Kotze,Nadia Marais,Nina Muller van Velden
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666708110

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Sexual Reformation? by Manitza Kotze,Nadia Marais,Nina Muller van Velden Pdf

Inasmuch as “sex” and “sexuality” are not words often spoken from pulpits and in academic theological circles, a vast number of utterances have been made in the name of so-called “Christian values” and “biblical views” on sex and sexuality. These are often given from moral-ethical perspectives, and seemingly very prescriptive: who should have sex with whom, when sex should take place, which purposes sex should serve—and especially, when sex is wrong. Moreover, often there is little or no recognition of the complexities surrounding human sexuality, resulting in what appears to be a blueprint for sexuality, applicable to all persons. This volume contains fourteen theological and ethical reflections by South African scholars on human sexuality, with the aim of exploring what a sexual reformation within Christian dialogue might entail. Presented in three sections—namely, systematic theological reflections, biblical reflections, and ethical reflections—the essays represent a range of topics from a variety of perspectives: Luther and marriage; sexual abuse in the Catholic Church; body theology and the sexual revolution; reproductive technologies, sexuality and reproduction; reproductive loss; hermeneutical choices and gender reformation in (South) Africa; queer engagements with “bra” Joseph; explorations on Paul and sex; rape culture and violent deities; the church’s moral authority and sexual ethics; practical-theological considerations regarding infertility; empirical research on masculinities in Zambia; and the lived experience of transgender people in African Independent Churches.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004461253

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Theological Anthropology, 500 Years after Martin Luther by Anonim Pdf

Theological Anthropology, 500 years after Martin Luther gathers contributions on the theme of the human being and human existence from the perspectives of Orthodox and Protestant theology. These two traditions still have much to learn from each another, five hundred years after Martin Luther's Reformation. Taking Martin Luther's thought as a point of reference and presenting Orthodox perspectives in connection with and in contradistinction to it, this volume seeks to foster a dialogue on some of the key issues of theological anthropology, such as human freedom, sin, faith, the human as created in God's image and likeness, and the ultimate horizon of human existence. The present volume is one of the first attempts of this kind in contemporary ecumenical dialogue.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506449418

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Theological Anthropology by Anonim Pdf

Theological Anthropology gathers and translates seminal 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 conceived of and reflected upon humanity and human nature in different theological movements, including Platonism, Gnosticism, asceticism, Pelagianism, Augustinianism, and their legacies in late antiquity and the dawn of the Middle Ages. Theological Anthropology is part of Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an understanding of Christian theology, ecclesiology, and practice. The books in the series will make the wealth of early Christian thought available to new generations of students of theology and provide a valuable resource for the Church. Developed in light of recent Patristic scholarship, the volumes will provide a representative sampling of theological contributions from both East and West. The series aims to provide volumes that are relevant for a variety of courses: from introduction to theology to classes on doctrine and the development of Christian thought. The goal of each volume is not to be exhaustive, but rather representative enough to denote for a non-specialist audience the multivalent character of early Christian thought, allowing readers to see how and why early Christian doctrine and practice developed the way it did.

Author : Verna E. F. Harrison,Nonna Verna Harrison
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801034718

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God's Many-Splendored Image by Verna E. F. Harrison,Nonna Verna Harrison Pdf

This fresh approach to theological anthropology applies patristic wisdom to contemporary discussions of what it means to be human.

Author : Denis R. Janz
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781554587148

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Luther and Late Medieval Thomism by Denis R. Janz Pdf

A careful analysis of Luther’s thought in the context of his age, this volume examines Luther’s links with later medieval Thomism. The study is organized on the theme of theological anthropology—the state of humans within a theological system. In the course of the discussion, Janz studies parallels and divergences between the thought of Luther and the thought of Thomas Aquinas, Peter Lombard, John Capreolus, Henry of Gorkum, Conrad Koellin, Karlstadt, and Cajetan. Janz suggests that at some crucial points late medieval Thomist teaching misrepresents the teaching of Thomas Aquinas. This, compounding Luther’s lack of direct knowledge of Thomas, helps to explain Luther’s opposition not only to his own nominalist teachers but to the scholastics generally. Students of late medieval and Reformation theology will find the wealth of primary citation and the detailed readings of the sources invaluable guides to the issues. Students of religion interested in contemporary problems in theological anthropology, in the natural capacity of humanity for good and evil, for example, will find the historical Christian perspective of great interest.

Author : Marc Cortez
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310516446

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ReSourcing Theological Anthropology by Marc Cortez Pdf

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

Author : Ray S. Anderson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725229013

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On Being Human by Ray S. Anderson Pdf

- What does it mean to be human? - How does a right understanding of personhood affect decisions on critical life situations? - What implications does a biblical perspective on personhood have for the pastoral ministry of healing and hope? In answering these questions, Ray S. Anderson focused on the person as determined by and sustained by the creative power of God. He explored the the implications of a biblical understanding of personhood for such critical issues as human sexuality, family relationships, abortion, and death. He broke new ground in relating pastoral care and counseling to contemporary issues which challenge Christians and their understanding of the meaning of human life.