God and Human Dignity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802833950 ISBN 13: 9780802833952

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2006

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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The concept of human dignity has been removed from its traditional context in Christian thought, but a compelling alternate vision has not yet emerged. As a result the discourse of human dignity in modern Western society has become increasingly vague and contested, even as new and urgent threats to human dignity manifest themselves.

In God and Human Dignity theologians, ethicists, and biblical scholars from around the world offer a fresh restatement of the nature and scope of 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. In the course of their discussion, the authors address a wide range of current issues related to human dignity, from economic globalization and evolutionary theory to severe disability and biotechnology.

Contributors:

C. Clifton Black
H. Russel Botman
Don S. Browning
J. Kameron Carter
Elaine L. Graham
Robert W. Jenson
James Luther Mays
M. Douglas Meeks
Esther Marie Menn
Peter Ochs
John Polkinghorne
Hans S. Reinders
Gerhard Sauter
Christoph Schw�bel
R. Kendall Soulen
Fraser Watts
Michael Welker
Linda Woodhead

About the Author:

R. Kendall Soulen is professor of systematic theology at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C. He is also the coauthor of Handbook of Biblical Criticism.

Linda Woodhead is professor of sociology of religion at Lancaster University, England. Her other books include Christianity: A Very Short Introduction.

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