Embodied souls, ensouled bodies
Subtitle: an exercise in Christological anthropology and its significance for the mind/body debate
By: Marc Cortez.
Series: T & T Clark studies in systematic theology
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780567033680
Subjects: Barth, Karl, -- 1886-1968; Jesus Christ -- Person and offices; Theological anthropology; Mind and body
Description: The book explores the relationship between Christology and theological anthropology through the lens provided by the theology of Karl Barth and the mind/body discussion in contemporary philosophy of mind. It thus comprises two major sections. The first develops an understanding of Karl Barth's theological anthropology focusing on three major facets: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ for any real understanding of human persons; (2) the resources that such a christologically determined view of human nature has for engaging in interdisciplinary discourse; and (3) the ontological implications of this approach for understanding the mind/body relationship. The second part draws on this theological foundation to consider the implications that Christological anthropology has for analyzing and assessing several prominent ways of explaining the mind/body relationship. Specifically, it interacts with two broad categories of theories: 'nonreductive' forms of physicalism and 'holistic' forms of dualism. After providing a basic summary of each, the book applies the insights gained from Barth's anthropology to ascertain the extent to which the two approaches may be considered christologically adequate
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-239) and index.