The Recovery of Human Dignity in Protestant Christianity and Its Ethical Implications

Human dignity, in the Protestant traditions, was generally formulated in reaction to Catholicism. Initial assessments of human dignity were less than enthusiastic and framed soteriologically and contingent on God’s saving grace. In contrast, by the middle of the 19th century, human dignity in Protes...

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Authors: Martens, Paul (Author) ; Jaiyesimi, Wemimo B. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Apartheid
B Slavery
B Human Dignity
B Ethics
B Martin Luther
B Dalit Christianity
B Protestant
B Social Gospel
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