On Christology, Anthropology, Cognitive Science and the Human Body

Martin Claes

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    Abstract

    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.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Academic
    ISBN (Electronic)9781350296107
    ISBN (Print)9781350296084
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2022

    Publication series

    NameReading Augustine
    PublisherBloomsbury Academic

    Keywords

    • Augustine
    • Christology
    • anthroplogy
    • philosopical theology
    • CSR
    • Body

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