Finitude and Theological Anthropology: An Interdisciplinary Exploration Into Theological Dimensions of Finitude

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-429-2458-1
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 47, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Reihe: Studies in Philosophical Theol

As finite humans, we are dependent, limited, situated, and vulnerable, and our understanding of ourselves and the world is constantly facing boundaries and restrictions. This book explores how finitude's different dimensions, and its ambiguities, may be understood within the framework of Christian theological anthropology. This study inverstigates different understandings of finitude's role in human life, and argues why these may benefit theological anthropology. An analysis and discussion of recent contributions and the possible relations between them not only help us to gain a richer picture of finitude's impact on human life, but may also contribute to a deeper understanding of the anthropological dimensions of religion. A further outcome of the analysis is that we are then able to define more clearly on what terms there is, from a phenomenological point of view, a possible relation between common human experience of finitude and the understanding of the world present in religion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henriksen, J-O

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Christliche Philosophie