Finitude and theological anthropology
Subtitle: an interdisciplinary exploration into theological dimensions of finitude
By: by Jan-Olav Henriksen
Series: Studies in philosophical theology -- 47
Publisher: Peeters
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leuven; Walpole, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9789042924581
Subjects: Eindigheid; Beleving; Theological anthropology; The Finite; Theologische antropologie
Description: As finite human beings, we are dependent, limited, situated, and vulnerable, and our understanding of ourselves and the world is constantly facing boundaries and restrictions. This book explores how finitude's different dimensions, and its ambiguities, may be understood within the framework of Christian theological anthropology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-220).
Table of contents: title: The finite body; title: Experiencing finitude n the body and its world; title: Finitude, language, and the alterity of the world; title: The appearance of the other : and the disruption of finitude by infinity; title: Transcending and affirming finitude in desire; title: Finitude and authenticity : a discussion of some elements in Heidegger; title: Finitude and concrete experience; title: Hans Jonas : a limited life is a better life than one that goes on forever; title: Coming to terms with death existentially and psychologically : Irvin D. Yalom; title: Mediating the infinite and the finite : religion and theology; title: Death and sin, wholeness and totality : the task for a philosophical theology that affirms finitude while not neglecting death; title: A theological ontology of finitude : Paul Tillich; title: God as infinite, and human finitude : F. LeRon Shultz; title: Hermeneutics of finitude : Merold Westphal; title: Finite symbols ; Breaking on the infinite : R.C. Neville; title: Finitude, religion, and human uniqueness : a discussion of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen's Alone in the world?