On Christology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science and the Human Body
Ebook
This book reads texts of Augustine on the topic of the human body in the context of contemporary debates in philosophical theology and relevant authors from the cognitive science of religion. Martin Claes focuses particularly on Augustine's special position in the intellectual discourses of Western philosophy (free will, theodicy), theology (grace, incarnation) and humanities (anthropology, political sciences, law), arguing that his written work is an excellent point of departure for a multidimensional scholarly approach.
The reading in this book shows that a different picture emerges if we make the effort to situate Augustine's mature anthropology within contemporary debates in philosophical theology and cognitive science of religion. Omnipotence, vulnerability, suffering but also purification and perfection are discussed in dialogue between patristic and philosophical theology; the human offers the clue to concepts of unity in diversity in Christ.
This volume aids the reading of texts of Augustine on the topic of the human body in the context of contemporary debates in philosophical theology and relevant authors from the cognitive science of religion.
Situates Augustine's mature anthropology within contemporary debates in philosophical theology and cognitive science of religion
Creates a dialogue between patristic and philosophical theology
Enables reading texts from Augustine on the topic of the human body in the context of contemporary debates
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1:
Augustine on the unity of Christ: Kenosis, Logos and Resurrection
Chapter 2:
Philosophical Theology and the Body: Creation and Incarnation
Chapter 3:
Christology in Dialogue: Augustine and Philosophical Theology on the Human Body
Conclusion
Further Reading
Combining scholarly rigour with pastoral concern, this work stands as a valuable contribution to the study of Augustine's Christology, anthropology, and scriptural exegesis. It admirably opens the door to further productive dialogue between patristic theology, philosophical theology, and cognitive science of religion.
This fascinating book wrestles with the fundamental questions of unity and the human body in the context of patristics, particularly Augustine's reflection, philosophical theology, and cognitive science of religion. Claes' work brings forward Augustine's thought in a timely manner to provide a form of hospitality central to us in the 21st century.
- Title: On Christology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science and the Human Body
- Author: Martin Claes
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781350296114, 9781350296084, 1350296082, 1350296112
- Resource ID: LLS:9781350296114
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-09T08:21:37Z
Martin Claes is a post-doc Researcher at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and a pastor in the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.