Forming Humanity as Threefold Task

The theological task can fruitfully be framed as that of forming humanity in the face of recognizing our inhumanity when this is interpreted as a restatement of the Twofold Love Commandment. We can identify three distinct phases of reflection on the formation of humanity – the archaic, historicist,...

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Main Author: Herdt, Jennifer A. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 384-396
RelBib Classification:CH Christianity and Society
FA Theology
NBE Anthropology
ZB Sociology
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Summary:The theological task can fruitfully be framed as that of forming humanity in the face of recognizing our inhumanity when this is interpreted as a restatement of the Twofold Love Commandment. We can identify three distinct phases of reflection on the formation of humanity – the archaic, historicist, and evolutionary. The movement from one to the next does not represent theological or ethical progress, but it does reflect heightened reflexivity of the ways in which the reditus of creation to God lies in our hands – and of our incapacity for this task and our dependence on grace.
ISSN:1468-2400
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12620