The depth of the human person - Michael Welker

This volume brings together leading theologians, biblical scholars, scientists, philosophers, ethicists, and others to explore the multidimensionality and depth of the human person. Moving away from dualistic (mind-body, spirit-flesh, naturalmental) anthropologies, the book's contributors examine human personhood in terms of a complex flesh-body-mind-heart-soul-conscience-reason-spirit spectrum.

The Depth of the Human Personbegins with a provocative essay on the question "Why is personhood conceptually difficult?" It then rises to the challenge of relating theological contributions on the subject to various scientific explorations. Finally, the book turns to contemporary theological-ethical challenges, discussing such subjects as human dignity, embodiment, gender stereotypes, and human personhood at the edges of life.

Contributors:

Maria Antonaccio Warren S. Brown Philip Clayton Volker Henning Drecoll Markus H+fner Origen V. Jathanna Malcolm Jeeves Isolde Karle Eiichi Katayanagi Andreas Kemmerling

Stephan Kirste Bernd Oberdorfer JohnC.Polkinghorne Jeffrey P. Schloss Andreas Sch++le William Schweiker Gerd Theissen G++nter Thomas Frank Vogelsang Michael Welker