Title: The Christian vision of humanity : basic Christian anthropology /
Authors: Sachs, John Randall.
Publisher: Liturgical Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Theological anthropology Christianity
Abstract: "Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? How can we get there? These are the basic religious questions that we all ask amid the possibilities and limitations of life, its successes and failures, its blessings and tragedies. Christian faith has a particular vision of God, of the world, and of humanity, a vision that issues from the person and ministry of Jesus Christ. In him, the "image of the unseen God" (Col. 1:15), we also see what it really means for us to be the "image of God" (Gen. 1:27). He is the reason why Christians are convinced that our lives do make sense, that we and our world are created in love and for love, and that all men and women are destined to find final healing and fulfillment together by sharing in God's own divine life." -- Publisher's description.
Contents: Creation in God's image -- The gift of human freedom -- The individual in community -- Humanity : male and female -- Body and soul -- Sin -- Grace : the gift of God's life -- The mystery of death -- Resurrection of the body -- Our final destiny -- Christian living.