The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Name: The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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ISBN: 9780802869791

By: Michael Welker

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 2014 / Paperback

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* An intriguing study on personhood from internationally respected scholars. Moving away from dualistic anthropologies, an interdisciplinary group of leading theologians, biblical scholars, scientists, philosophers, and ethicists explores human personhood through the lenses of body, mind, heart, soul, conscience, reason, and spirit. Contributors include Maria Antonaccio, Isolde Karle, John Polkinghorne, and Gerd Theissen. 400 pages, softcover from Eerdmans.

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Title: The Depth of the Human Person: A Multidisciplinary Approach
By: Michael Welker
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2014

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 4 ounces
ISBN: 0802869793
ISBN-13: 9780802869791
Stock No: WW869791

Publisher's Description

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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 Höfner
Origen V. Jathanna
Malcolm Jeeves
Isolde Karle
Eiichi Katayanagi
Andreas Kemmerling

Stephan Kirste
Bernd Oberdorfer
John C. Polkinghorne
Jeffrey P. Schloss
Andreas Schüle
William Schweiker
Gerd Theissen
Günter Thomas
Frank Vogelsang
Michael Welker

Author Bio

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Michael Welker is professor and chair of systematic theologyand executive director of the Research Centre forInternational and Interdisciplinary Theology at the Universityof Heidelberg, Germany. His previous books includeThe Spirit in Creation and New Creation andThe Work of the Spirit.

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Mission Today
"Makes invaluable contributions to theological anthropology. . . . The contributions in this book are the type of writings we hungrily look for when we wish to holistically expand our anthropological horizon from a vigorous biblical-theological-scientific perspective. More such interdisciplinary works are always welcome!"