Body parts: a theological anthropology

by Roberts, Michelle Voss

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Full title :Body parts : a theological anthropology / Michelle Voss Roberts.

Summary

Christians have traditionally claimed that humans are created in the image of God (imago Dei), but they have consistently defined that image in ways that exclude people from full humanity. The most well-known definition locates the image in the rational soul, which is constructed in such a way that women, children, and many persons with disabilities are found deficient.Body Parts claims the importance of embodiment, difference, and limitation--not only as descriptions of the human condition but also as part of the imago Dei itself. This thesis is inspired by a parallel claim in an Indian tradition that posits the reflection of the divine body in humanity. Its thirty-six parts invite Christians to consider how consciousness, limitations, mental and emotional capacities, organs of sensation and action, and elements are reflections of divinity. Each chapter pursues openings in the Christian theological tradition in order to imagine these sets of "body parts" as the image of God--back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:© 2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Fortress Press
Place of Publication:Minneapolis
Language:eng
Publication Date:© 2017

The Physical Object

Description:xlvii, 181 Seiten : : Illustrationen

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781506418568, 1506418562
oclc:on1024105521

The conscious body -- The limited body (part 1) -- The limited body (part 2) -- The subjective body -- The engaged body -- The elemental body -- Epilogue: The eschatological body.

Subjects

Anthropomorphismus Gottesvorstellung Human body / Religious aspects / Christ… Image of God Leiblichkeit Theological anthropology Theologische Anthropologie