Humanity in the Mystery of God: The Theological Anthropology of Edward Schillebeeckx Contributor(s): Cooper, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567036537 ISBN-13: 9780567036537 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $58.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic |
Dewey: 230.2 |
LCCN: 2011294593 |
Series: T&t Clark Studies in Systematic Theology |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.73 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Schillebeeckx's theology is a reflection on the nature of God who is both creator and redeemer: his theology is a 'treatise' on the God who is God for humanity. This means of course that his theology is always both a reflection on the nature of God and on the meaning of humanity; and hence there is a theological anthropology at the centre of his whole theological enterprise. The 'definition' of humanity is given in the relationship between the mystery of God - the God who is both transcendent and immanent - and the mystery of humanity. For Schillebeeckx, the meaning of humanity is revealed and established in the mystery of God as a vocation to intimacy with God. This intimacy is described both as a dependence upon God and as a situated freedom, and hence the description of humanity which emerges from Schillebeeckx's treatise on God holds together humanity's metaphysical and moral significance. |