“Fill and Subdue”? Imaging God in New Social and Ecological Contexts
While the social and ecological landscape of the twenty-first century is worlds away from the historical-cultural context in which the biblical myth-symbols of the image of God and the knowledge of good and evil first emerged, Philip Hefner's understanding that Homo sapiens image God as created...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2015]
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Zygon
Year: 2015, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 42-63 |
| Further subjects: | B
Image of God
B created co-creator B Transhumanism B Paul Ricoeur B wholesomeness B second naïveté B Biocultural B knowledge of good and evil B Enuma Elish (EE) B Philip Hefner |
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| Summary: | While the social and ecological landscape of the twenty-first century is worlds away from the historical-cultural context in which the biblical myth-symbols of the image of God and the knowledge of good and evil first emerged, Philip Hefner's understanding that Homo sapiens image God as created co-creators presents a plausible starting point for constructing a second naïveté interpretation of biblical anthropology and a fruitful concept for envisioning and enacting our human future. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zygon
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12152 |