Made in the Image of God: Being Human in the Christian Tradition
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The question of our humanity has never been more pressing or uncertain. As human beings, is our nature simply biological? What is the place of philosophy and theology in determining our self-understanding? Are we dependent on our relationships with one another? Are we creatures created by God? Is our physical death an end of our being? Essays written by twelve leading scholars in fields such as biblical studies, theology and science address the question of what it is to be human, made in the image of God, and thereby make a wide-ranging contribution to the field of theological anthropology.
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- Addresses the question of what it is to be human.
- Includes provocative questions for reflection and/or discussion.
- Provides a scientific and philosophical perspective, combined with Biblical and theological approaches.
The Doctrine Committee of the Scottish Episcopal Church is to be commended for this volume where a range of authors explore what it means to be a human being in the modern world. From within a spectrum of perspectives questions of how, over centuries, humans have considered themselves to be ‘different’, ‘special’, even ‘unique’ creatures are examined. The authors face up to change and evolution in western understandings of Homo sapiens viewing human beings from perspectives both traditional and contemporary, theological and secular. That each chapter is accompanied by further reading and questions makes it additionally rich both for individuals and reading groups alike.
--The Most Revd Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
Being made in the image of God means living and loving in creative relationship with God, neighbor, and creation itself. This volume offers an imaginative and faithful opportunity to challenge and re-shape theological conversation in and beyond ‘church’. It includes provocative questions for reflection and/or discussion – many worthy of expansive, life-long wrestling.
--The Rt Revd Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, XXVI Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
These essays are reminiscent of W. H. Auden’s poem ‘The Three Wiseman’, in seeking to discover what it is to be human. They try to make sense of what that means in relationship to God, Jesus and the whole created order by drawing on many different disciplines and traditions, in insightful, profound, and original, if demanding ways.
The Rt Revd Dr Barry Morgan, former Archbishop of Wales
- Title: Made in the Image of God: Being Human in the Christian Tradition
- Authors: Michael Fuller, David Jasper
- Publisher: Sacristy Press
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781789591705, 1789591708, 9781789591712, 1789591716, 1789591724, 9781789591729
- Resource ID: LLS:MDMGCHRSTNTRDTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-17T02:03:06Z