This volume brings together leading theologians, biblical scholars, scientists, philosophers, ethicists, and others to explore the multidimensionality and depth of the human person. Moving away from dualistic (mind-body, spirit-flesh, naturalmental) anthropologies, the book's contributors examine human personhood in terms of a complex flesh-body-mind-heart-soul-conscience-reason-spirit spectrum.
The Depth of the Human Person begins with a provocative essay on the question -Why is personhood conceptually difficult?- It then rises to the challenge of relating theological contributions on the subject to various scientific explorations. Finally, the book turns to contemporary theological-ethical challenges, discussing such subjects as human dignity, embodiment, gender stereotypes, and human personhood at the edges of life.
Contributors: - Maria Antonaccio
- Warren S. Brown
- Philip Clayton
- Volker Henning Drecoll
- Markus Hofner
- Origen V. Jathanna
- Malcolm Jeeves
- Isolde Karle
- Eiichi Katayanagi
- Andreas Kemmerling
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- Stephan Kirste
- Bernd Oberdorfer
- John C. Polkinghorne
- Jeffrey P. Schloss
- Andreas Schule
- William Schweiker
- Gerd Theissen
- Gunter Thomas
- Frank Vogelsang
- Michael Welker
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