Human Origins and the Image of God
Subtitle: Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
Publisher: Eerdmans
Published: Apr 24, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780802875143
Description: How did human beings originate? What, if anything, makes us unique? These questions have long been central to philosophers, theologians, and scientists. This book continues that robust interdisciplinary conversation with contributions from an international team of scholars whose expertise ranges from biology and anthropology to philosophical theology and ethics.The fourteen chapters in this volume are organized around Wentzel van Huyssteen's pioneering work in human rationality, embodiment, and evolutionary history. Bringing a variety of diverse perspectives to bear on a hotly debated issue, Human Origins and the Image of God showcases new research by some of today's finest scholars working on questions regarding human origins and human uniqueness.
Notes: Source title: Human Origins and the Image of God: Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen