God and Human Dignity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802833950 ISBN 13: 9780802833952

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

The concept of human dignity has been stripped from its traditional context in Christian thought, becoming “a moral trump frayed by heavy use,” but a compelling alternate vision has not yet emerged.

God and Human Dignity offers a fresh restatement of the nature and scope of human dignity in Christian perspective. Theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars from around the world here examine the dimensions of human worth in the light of sacred Scripture, doctrine, and ecclesial practice. In contrast to modernity's often monochromatic accounts of human dignity in terms of freedom or rationality, these essays argue that human dignity in Christian perspective is a “many-splendored thing” reflecting humanity's participation in the divine drama of creation, redemption, and new creation. Representing disciplines across the academic spectrum, the essays in God and Human Dignity offer systematic and scriptural perspectives on human dignity that connect to a host of pressing contemporary issues.

Contributors: C. Clifton Black, Russell Botman, Don Browing, J. Kameron Carter, Elaine Graham, Robert W. Jensen, James L. Mays, M. Douglas Meeks, Esther Menn, Peter Ochs, John Polkinghorne, Hans Reinders, Gerhard Sauter, Christoph Schwöbel, R. Kendall Soulen, Fraser Watts, Michael Welker, and Linda Woodhead.D

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Synopsis

The concept of human dignity has been removed from its traditional context in Christian thought, but a compelling alternate vision has not yet emerged. In "God and Human Dignity", theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars from around the world explore human dignity using the best resources of the Christian tradition. In contrast to modernity's often monochromatic accounts of human dignity in terms of freedom or rationality, these essays argue that dignity in Christian perspective is a "many-splendored thing" reflecting humanity's participation in the divine drama of creation, redemption, and new creation. At the same time, the authors address a multitude of current issues related to human dignity, from globalization and evolutionary theory to severe disability and biotechnology.

About the Author

R Kendall Soulen is Professor of Systematic Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary and has written or edited many books including Abraham's Promise and Handbook of Biblical Criticism. Linda Woodhead is senior lecturer in Christian Studies and head of the religious studies department at Lancaster University, England. Her books include The Spiritual Revolution and Christianity: A Very Short Introduction.

About this edition

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0802833950
• ISBN 13: 9780802833952
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 341
• Editor: Soulen R. Kendall, Woodhead MBE Linda