Body Parts: a Theological Anthropology

by Voss Roberts, Michelle

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Title Statements

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Fortress Press, Project Muse
Place of Publication:Minneapolis [Minnesota]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (1 PDF (xlvii, 181 pages)) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781506418575, 1506418570
oclc:on1019656406
LC Classification:BT702
Dewey Decimal:233

1. The conscious body -- 2. The limited body (part 1) -- 3. The limited body (part 2) -- 4. The subjective body -- 5. The engaged body -- 6. The elemental body -- Epilogue : the eschatological body.

Subjects

anthropologie théologique Corps humain -- Aspect religieux Human body -- Religious aspects Image de Dieu Image of God RELIGION -- Christian Theology Theological anthropology