Del 36 - Studies in Theology and Religion

Who Is the Human Being? An Ecumenical Approach to Theological Anthropology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Is being human a given, or is it something one grows into throughout one’s life? Is possible to be and to become human without freedom, other people, nature, God? Offering interdisciplinary insights into such questions, this volume draws on the Bible and the classics of Christian traditions, as well as contemporary debates on individualism, social responsibility, gender, and ecology. It explores narratives about human identity, how being and becoming human features in rituals and symbols, and theological models used by Christian anthropology over the centuries It looks at the human in the landscape, culture, and society, at the church, and considers the nature of discernment, formulating and reformulating moral values, and wrestling with new challenges.Contributors are: Pavol Bargár, Kateřina Kočandrle Bauer, Viorel Coman, Denisa Červenková, Ondřej Fischer, Pavel Hošek, Petr Jandejsek, Ondřej Kolář, Tabita Landová, Ivana Noble, Tim Noble, Libor Ovečka, Aristotle Papanikolaou, Mireia Ryšková, Zdenko Širka, František Štěch, Martin Vaňáč, and Michaela Vlčková.First published in Czech as Kdo je člověk? Teologická antropologie ekumenicky by Karolinum, Prague, 2021.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-20
Mått155 x 235 x 32 mm
Vikt844 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Theology and Religion
Antal sidor416
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004732957

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Ivana Noble is Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University. She teaches and publishes in the fields of ecumenical systematic theology, fundamental theology, Orthodox theology, hermeneutics, theological anthropology, political theology, and Christian spirituality, including two volumes of Essays in Ecumenical Theology (Brill, 2019, 2022).Zdenko Širka works at the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University and the Jabok College of Applied Social Studies. He publishes in hermeneutics, ecumenical theology, Orthodox theology, and theological ethics. He is author of Transcendence and Understanding (2020).

ContentsForewordTranslator’s NoteAbout the Cover IllustrationNotes on ContributorsIntroductionIvana Noble and Zdenko ŠirkaPart 1 We Are Born into a Life that Was Here Before UsIntroduction to Part 11 The Human Being as RelationalTim Noble2 The Human Being and LanguageZdenko Širka3 People Living in StoriesPavel Hošek and Pavol Bargár4 The Human Being and RitualTabita Landová and Michaela Vlčková5 Being and Understanding in a Symbolic KeyKateřina Kočandrle BauerPart 2 We Are Who We BecomeIntroduction to Part 26 The Image and Likeness of GodIvana Noble7 The Human Being Alienated and RedeemedMireia Ryšková8 The Human Being Capable of DiscernmentDenisa Červenková9 Ethics, Freedom, and ResponsibilityOndřej Fischer and Libor Ovečka10 A Theological Perspective on the Question of GenderIvana Noble and Kateřina Kočandrle Bauer11 The Human Being as a Creature Inhabiting a LandscapeFrantišek Štěch12 The Human Being and the PolisPetr Jandejsek13 The Human Being in TimeOndřej Kolář and Martin Vaňáč14 The Church and EternityViorel ComanAfterwordIndex