The Depth of the Human Person

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 Person begins 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 Höfner

Origen V. Jathanna

Malcolm Jeeves

Isolde Karle

Eiichi Katayanagi

Andreas Kemmerling

, Stephan Kirste

Bernd Oberdorfer

John C. Polkinghorne

Jeffrey P. Schloss

Andreas Schüle

William Schweiker

Gerd Theissen

Günter Thomas

Frank Vogelsang

Michael Welker

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