Mobile Ed: TH222 Theological Anthropology (14 hour course)

by Marc Cortez; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2019

Overview

In the course Theological Anthropology, Dr. Marc Cortez looks at the question, What does it mean to be human? Dr. Cortez begins by surveying how to go about studying the human person from a theological perspective. He reviews the history of Christian reflection on what it means to be human and then presses into a range of difficult concomitant issues. The course covers classic theological issues as well as relevant contemporary topics, as Dr. Cortez discusses being made in the image of God; the reality of sin; free will; the distinction between mind, body, and soul; gender; the role of women in ministry; sexuality; race; and culture.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Develop a Christian theological understanding of human nature
• Discuss various views on the issues that arise when one engages in a biblical and theological exploration of the nature of human existence
• Describe the Christian view of human existence in the context of the history of Western thought
• Explain the practical implications of a Christian theological understanding of human persons for one’s own spiritual growth

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and Course

Unit 1: Introducing Theological Anthropology

• The Question of Humanity
• What Is Anthropology and What Makes It Theological?
• The Contemporary Challenge of Theological Anthropology

Unit 2: Doing Theological Anthropology

• The Contribution of Theological Anthropology
• Theological Anthropology and the Bible
• The Uniqueness of the Human Person: The Uniqueness of the Human Person
• The Uniqueness of the Human Person: The Uniqueness of Humanity in Genesis 1–2
• The Uniqueness of the Human Person: The Creatureliness of Humanity in Modern Science
• The Uniqueness of the Human Person: The Uniqueness of Humanity in Modern Science
• A Christological Approach to Theological Anthropology

Unit 3: A Brief History of Theological Anthropology

• Early Reflections on the Image of God in the Early Church
• Humanity and the Rest of Creation in the Early Church
• Body, Soul, and Spirit in the Early Church: Importance of the Body
• Body, Soul, and Spirit in the Early Church: Importance of the Soul
• Sin and Redemption in the Early Church
• Theological Anthropology in the Medieval Church
• The Image of God in the Reformation
• Theological Anthropology in the Modern Era: The Rise of Modern Science and Biblical Authority
• Theological Anthropology in the Modern Era: New Issues

Unit 4: Humanity and the Gospel

• Shalom and God’s Plan for Creation—The Main Character: God
• Shalom and God’s Plan for Creation—The Focus: Glory
• Shalom and God’s Plan for Creation—The Means: Grace
• Shalom and God’s Plan for Creation—Location: Creation
• Shalom and God’s Plan for Creation—The Mode: People
• Shalom and Israel
• Shalom, Jesus, and the Church

Unit 5: The Image of God

• An Intro to the Image of God
• Areas of General Consensus and Debate
• The Biblical Data: The Image in the Old Testament
• The Biblical Data: The Image in the New Testament
• The Nature of the Structural Image and Arguments for and against the Structural Image
• The Nature of the Functional Image and Arguments for and against the Functional Image
• The Nature of the Relational Image and Arguments for and against the Relational Image
• The Nature of the Multifaceted Image and Arguments for and against the Multifaceted Image
• The Image as Representational Presence
• The Image as Personal Presence
• The Image as Covenantal Presence
• The Image of God in the Real World

Unit 6: Sin and the Human Person

• What Is Sin?
• How Does Sin Impact Theological Anthropology?
• Where Did Sin Come from? The “Cause” of Sin
• Where Did Sin Come from? The Historicity of the Fall
• Where Did Sin Come from? Our Connection to Adam
• How Depraved Are We?

Unit 7: Mind, Body, and Soul

• Introduction to Body/Soul
• Areas of Consensus
• The Biblical Language: Body, Flesh
• The Biblical Language: Soul, Spirit, Conclusions
• Definition of Substance Dualism
• Biblical Arguments for Substance Dualism
• Biblical Arguments against Substance Dualism
• Definition of Physicalism
• Biblical Arguments for Physicalism
• Biblical Arguments against Physicalism
• Trichotomy
• A Way Forward
• Implied Biblical Anthropology

Unit 8: Free Will

• The Nature of the Question
• Areas of General Consensus
• Key Questions in the Debate
• Compatibilist Free Will
• Hierarchical Compatibilism
• Kinds of Compatibilism: Reasons-Response
• Arguments against Compatibilist Free Will: The Consequence Argument
• Arguments against Compatibilist Free Will: Alternate Possibilities
• Arguments against Compatibilist Free Will: The Ownership Argument
• Introduction to Libertarian Free Will
• Kinds of Libertarianism
• Arguments against Libertarian Free Will: The Luck Argument
• Arguments against Libertarian Free Will: The Reasons-Response Argument
• Arguments against Libertarian Free Will: The Mystery Argument
• Arguments against Libertarian Free Will: The Foreknowledge Argument
• A Way Forward

Unit 9: Gender and Sexuality

• Introduction to Gender and Sexuality
• The Difficulty of the Question
• Defining Some Terms
• The Bible and Sexuality: Sexuality in Creation
• The Bible and Sexuality: Sexuality and the Fall, Church, Resurrection
• The Purpose of Sexuality: Sexuality as Procreation
• The Purpose of Sexuality: Sexuality as Marriage
• The Purpose of Sexuality: Sexuality as Relationality
• The Purpose of Sexuality: Sexuality as Bonding
• Bonding and Brokenness
• A Definition of and Arguments for Androgyny
• Criticisms of Androgyny
• A Definition of Gender Essentialism
• Arguments for Gender Essentialism
• Criticisms of Gender Essentialism
• A Definition of Gender Constructivism
• Arguments for Gender Constructivism
• Criticisms of Gender Constructivism
• No “Opposite” Sexes
• Appreciating Our Biological Givenness and the Power of Culture
• Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

Unit 10: Women in Ministry

• Introduction to Women in Ministry
• Before We Begin
• Complementarianism: Definition and Types
• Arguments for Complementarianism: Equality in Salvation, Distinctions in Creation
• Arguments for Complementarianism: Distinctions in Fall and Home
• Arguments for Complementarianism: Distinctions in Ministry, Church History
• Egalitarianism: Definition and Types
• Arguments for Egalitarianism: Equality in Christ and Creation
• Arguments for Egalitarianism: Equality in Gifting
• Arguments for Egalitarianism: Jesus and Paul on Women in Ministry
• Some Suggestions for a Productive Dialogue: Suggestions for Complementarians
• Some Suggestions for a Productive Dialogue: Suggestions for Egalitarians

Unit 11: Race and Culture

• Introduction to Race and Culture
• Biblical Perspectives on the One Human Race
• Scientific Perspectives on the One Human Race
• The Dangers of Emphasizing the One Human Race
• What Is Race?
• Where Did Race Come From? Theories of Race
• The History of Race in the Ancient World
• The History of Race in the Middle Ages
• History of Race in the Modern Period
• What Does the Bible Have to Say about “Race”?
• The Nature of Racism
• Responding to Racism

Conclusion

• Conclusion to the Course

Product Details

• Title: TH222 Theological Anthropology
• Instructor: Marc Cortez
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 14

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About Marc Cortez

Marc Cortez received his PhD in theology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and holds a ThM and MA from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is professor of theology at Wheaton College and Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He previously taught at Western Seminary for seven years, where he served as academic dean and director of the ThM program. Prior to that, he served for nearly ten years as a youth pastor for middle and high school students, and he continues to be involved in various areas of ministry. Dr. Cortez is a leading expert in theological anthropology, and his published works on this topic include ReSourcing Theological Anthropology, Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, and Theological Anthropology: A Guide for the Perplexed.