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O'Callaghan, Paul

 
9780813229003: Childen of God in the World: An Introduction to Theological Anthropology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0813229006 ISBN 13 : 9780813229003
Editeur : The Catholic University of America Press, 2016

Synopsis

Children of God in the World is a textbook of theological anthropology structured in four parts. The first attempts to clarify the relationship between theology, philosophy and science in their respective approaches to anthropology, and establishes the fundamental principle of the text, stated in Vatican II's Gaudium et spes, n. 22, "Christ manifests man to man". The second part provides a historical overview of the doctrine of grace: in Scripture (especially the teaching of the book of Genesis on humans 'made in the image of God', as well as Paul and John), among the Fathers (in particular the oriental doctrine of 'divinization' and Augustine), during the Middle Ages (especially Thomas Aquinas) and the Reformation period (centered particularly on Luther and the Council of Trent), right up to modern times. The third part of the text, the central one, provides a systematic understanding of Christian grace in terms of the God's life present in human believers by which they become children of God, disciples, friends and brothers of Christ, temples of the Holy Spirit. This section also provides a reflection on the theological virtues (faith, hope and charity), on the relationship between grace and human freedom, on the role of the Church and Christian apostolate in the communication of grace, and on the need humans have for divine grace. After considering the relationship between the natural and the supernatural order, the fourth and last part deals with different philosophical aspects of the human condition, in the light of Christian faith: the union between body and soul, humans as free, historical, social, sexual and working beings. The last chapter concludes with a consideration of the human person, Christianity's greatest and most enduring contribution to human thought.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul O'Callaghan is professor of Christian anthropology at the Ponitifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome

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Éditeur
The Catholic University of America Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0813229006
ISBN 13 
9780813229003
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
592
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