Cosmic Purpose and Self-Identity
“Christianity has tried to sustain three theological convictions, each with a psychological correlate: (1) man's nature needs to be grounded in something transcending his nature; he cannot create an ultimately valid self-identity apart from such a ground; (2) man is genuinely free; a major elem...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1968
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Theology today
Year: 1968, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-184 |
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| Summary: | “Christianity has tried to sustain three theological convictions, each with a psychological correlate: (1) man's nature needs to be grounded in something transcending his nature; he cannot create an ultimately valid self-identity apart from such a ground; (2) man is genuinely free; a major element in his freedom is the ability to choose a self-identity which ignores the ground of his nature and freedom, though he does so at his own risk; (3) man needs and can have hope that the cosmos (of which he is a part) has a potential direction and goal; his ultimate self-identity requires the capacity to envision his own future as coherent with that of a meaningful universe.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057366802500204 |