McFadyen, A (2016) Redeeming the image. International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, 16 (2). pp. 108-125. ISSN 1474-225X
Abstract
This article questions conventional assumptions concerning the nature and function of formal theological anthropology and its place in the doctrinal corpus. Taking the image of God as its focus, the discussion begins by interrogating the assumption that understanding of the image (and the task of theological anthropology more generally) be framed primarily within the context of a doctrine of creation, often narrowly construed. Where a static understanding of creation operates, the image becomes a tool for what is consequently regarded the primary task of theological anthropology – defining human nature, often in essentialist and universal terms. Alternative possibilities are opened through conscious connection with soteriology. Following engagement with black theology, feminist theologies and the post-9/11 discussion of torture, the argument moves towards a performative, particular and contingent understanding of the image and of theological anthropology, drawing both into much closer connection with theological ethics than is conventionally the case.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2016, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Image of God; imago Dei; theological anthropology; torture; dehumanisation; feminist theology; black theology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2017 09:45 |
Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2019 17:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/1474225X.2016.1196539 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/1474225X.2016.1196539 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:109969 |