Theological Anthropology in the Anthropocene
Reconsidering Human Agency and its Limits
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Anthropocene presents theology, and especially theological anthropology, with unprecedented challenges. There are no immediately available resources in the theological tradition that reflect directly on such experiences. Accordingly, the situation calls...
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The Anthropocene presents theology, and especially theological anthropology, with unprecedented challenges. There are no immediately available resources in the theological tradition that reflect directly on such experiences. Accordingly, the situation calls for contextually based theological reflection of what it means to be human under such circumstances.This book discusses the main elements in theological anthropology in light of the fundamental points: a) that theological anthropology needs to be articulated with reference to, and informed by, the concrete historical circumstances in which humanity presently finds itself, and b) that the notion of the Anthropocene can be used as a heuristic tool to describe important traits and conditions that call for a response by humanity, and which entail the need for a renewal of what a Christian self-understanding means. Jan-Olav Henriksen explores what such a response entails from the point of view of contemporary theological anthropology and discusses selected topics that can contribute to a contextually based position. Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Theological Anthropology in the Anthropocene “
Introduction: The Context and the task Prolegomena: Before anthropology. There is a given - not a gift - but something to which we relate and from which we come
The Anthropocene as a heuristic concept: the role of experience in theological work
Nature in focus? Bruno Latour and Adorno / Horkheimer
We are in the midst of things and search for understanding
Myths and stories give us understanding - The Ricoeurian perspective of returning to the symbol
Religions about origin and aim - orientation and transformation
We have painted ourselves into a corner: The rapid destruction in theological perspective
What we need to do: on present and future transformations: A perspective informed by Hegel
Chapter 1: The image of God
Emergent from nature: Can the past inform us about the future? On the origin of religion in human evolution.
Distinct, unique, separate, or what?
The relevance of myth: The
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symbolic species
Imago dei: Vulnerable, dependent, relational
Freedom and responsibility
We are not in control: The discussion on "stewardship"
Related to the good: The ambiguities of desire
Diversity, enjoyment, sexuality
The arch: the spiritual-embodied dimension of human life as created in the image of God
Chapter 2: A self-centered species
Anthropocentrism
Sin's experiential dimension: Narcissism as a heuristic tool
Sin is lack of trust - a contextual interpretation
Sin as estrangement - with particular reference to nature
Desire and a culture of consumption
Injustice, polarization, and exploitation: Destructive practices
The obsession with death in Western culture
When nature suffers, humans suffer, too
Chapter 3: Human agency and Christian faith
What is human agency? Contemporary discourses and voices
Conditions for agency: Fundamental theology. Faith and agency
Agency options are unequally distributed
Agency and practices. Structures and institutions
Agency and passivity: the problem of agency in a theological context - which presupposes God's giving and God's work in creation and redemption
Activity and passivity
When agency becomes everything: the threat of self-obsession
Between past and future: creation and eschatology.
Resurrection: The priority of a future not determined entirely by the past.
Conclusion: God at work in human life
Chapter 4: The spiritual-material life as embodied caring for all of creation
Accepting dependence
Accepting finitude - practicing frugality
Living in faith - transforming society
Practicing love for all creatures - overcoming anthropocentrism
A global, inclusive community of love and care: Church.
Imago dei: Vulnerable, dependent, relational
Freedom and responsibility
We are not in control: The discussion on "stewardship"
Related to the good: The ambiguities of desire
Diversity, enjoyment, sexuality
The arch: the spiritual-embodied dimension of human life as created in the image of God
Chapter 2: A self-centered species
Anthropocentrism
Sin's experiential dimension: Narcissism as a heuristic tool
Sin is lack of trust - a contextual interpretation
Sin as estrangement - with particular reference to nature
Desire and a culture of consumption
Injustice, polarization, and exploitation: Destructive practices
The obsession with death in Western culture
When nature suffers, humans suffer, too
Chapter 3: Human agency and Christian faith
What is human agency? Contemporary discourses and voices
Conditions for agency: Fundamental theology. Faith and agency
Agency options are unequally distributed
Agency and practices. Structures and institutions
Agency and passivity: the problem of agency in a theological context - which presupposes God's giving and God's work in creation and redemption
Activity and passivity
When agency becomes everything: the threat of self-obsession
Between past and future: creation and eschatology.
Resurrection: The priority of a future not determined entirely by the past.
Conclusion: God at work in human life
Chapter 4: The spiritual-material life as embodied caring for all of creation
Accepting dependence
Accepting finitude - practicing frugality
Living in faith - transforming society
Practicing love for all creatures - overcoming anthropocentrism
A global, inclusive community of love and care: Church.
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Autoren-Porträt von Jan-Olav Henriksen
Jan-Olav Henriksen is Professor of systematic theology and philosophy of religion at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society in Oslo, Norway. He is also a Senior Research Scholar at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jan-Olav Henriksen
- 2022, 1st ed. 2023, XII, 299 Seiten, Maße: 14,8 x 21 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3031210573
- ISBN-13: 9783031210570
Sprache:
Englisch
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