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Are we special? A critique of imago Dei

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
‘Are we special?’ In response to this question, Christian theology has traditionally sought comfort in the notion that humanity is created in the image of God. In light of modern scientificknowledge, is this self-understanding still feasible?
Wessel Bentley
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Conceptualisation of missio hominum as an expression of imago Dei: From missio Dei to missio hominum

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
Academic data show little evidence that the concept of the missio hominum was ever explored beyond its context as developed by Nico Smith. There is little to no research that has conceptualised this phenomenon in light of imago Dei and the role it should
Jonas Thinane
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The imago Dei Weltanschauung as narrative motif within the Corinthian correspondence

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016
This article reflects on the doctrine of humanity to explore that God created humankind in his image and likeness, and this means that all human beings have an inherent capacity to know the difference between good and bad, and between right and wrong ...
Jacobus (Kobus) Kok, Walter P. Maqoma
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Monadi, specchi e menti. Pensiero matematico e “imago Dei” nell’opera di Cusano [PDF]

Laboratorio dell'ISPF, 2013
Monads, mirrors and minds. Mathematical thinking and “imago Dei” in the work of Nicholas of Cusa. This article introduces Nicholas of Cusa monadic vision of reality: the world acquires sense and value as contraction Dei, that is the ability of God’s ...
Davide Monaco
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Imago Dei, Ontological and Relational Interpretations. Introducing Edith Stein to the Debate

Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne, 2022
The complex theological treatment of the person as imago Dei has focused on ontological, functional, relational or eschatological interpretations, which either belong or possibly belong to all human beings.
Christof Betschart
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Interdisciplinary theology as public theology

Acta Theologica, 2011
In this paper I argue for a revisioning of public theology as interdisciplinary theology. In this way an interdisciplinary space is cleared where the notion of the imago Dei, in theology, and human uniqueness, in the sciences, can be brought into a ...
J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
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Reinterpretacja teologii imago Dei według modelu nupcjalnego

Studia Koszalińsko-Kołobrzeskie, 2022
The article deals with the topic of reinterpretation of theology imago Dei according to the nuptial mystery model. These considerations were included in the contemporary context of the development of the theology of the image of God.
Aneta Krupka
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Imago Dei and the Challenge of Euthanasia [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2020
The issue of acceptance of euthanasia (assisted death) in the face of affirming human dignity as preservation of the image of God in human beings is fiercely debated over the world.
Isaac Boaheng
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Imago Dei: A contemporary theological and hermeneutical reflection

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
In this article, we discuss the concept of Imago Dei, rooted in the biblical narrative from theological and hermeneutical dimensions. We assert that humanity’s creation in the image and likeness of the divine serves as a foundational principle ...
Garikai Mufanebadza, Gift Masengwe
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Imago Dei

ET-Studies, 2019
This paper examines the close connection between the domain of biblical interpretation and the communal sphere, which is comprised of living data that serves as starting point for scriptural interpretation. The yield of such interpretations serves as an important contribution for a church seeking proactively to address and resolve various urgent ...
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