Title: Christian perspectives on theological anthropology : a Faith and Order study document.
Authors: World Council of Churches.
Publisher: World Council of Churches,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Theological anthropology Christianity; Anthropologie théologique Christianisme.; Theological anthropology Christianity; Theologische antropologie.; Theologische Anthropologie Menschenwürde.; Menschenwürde Theologische Anthropologie.
Abstract: Based on the study by the commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches, this book brings Christian understandings of the human person into conversation with issues from genetic engineering and artificial intelligence, to poverty and HIV/AIDS, to disabilities and gender identity.
Contents: I. Contemporary challenges ; Brokenness ; Violence ; Poverty; HIV/AIDS ; Disaiblity ; New technologies ; Developments in genetics : implications and options ; Developments in artificial intelligence research : impliations and limitations -- II. A theological response ; Lament and suffering ; Created in the image of God ; Jesus Christ as the image of God ; The mystery of human being ; The image of true humanity is not alien to any community ; Christian understanding and the struggles and insights of the wider world ; The image of true humanity is not known in the abstract ; Persons and relationship ; The image of God as relational ; The dignity of each person ; True humanity and false human "ideals" ; The divine image gives value to all human lives ; Human life as growing in the image ; Human embodiment ; Theology and experience ; The place of humanity within creation as a whole ; Relationship with that which is other than ourselves ; The relationship of humans to the rest of creation ; Sin and the image of God ; The nature of sin is made clear by reflection on God's image ; The radical nature of sin ; Sin in the context of hope ; The new creation in Christ ; New life offered to the world in Christ ; Interpretations of Christ's reconciling work ; The human appropriation of new life ; Baptism and new humanity in Christ ; The eucharist ; Christian anthropology and hope-- III. A call to the churches ; A basis for common confession, reflection, witness and service ; Common understandings ; Legimate--and other--diversity ; Facing challenges together ; Ten common affirmations ; Invitation to the churches.