Emotions in the Image of God? The Holistic Vision of Classical Christian Anthropology
In conversation with classical Christian anthropology, this article offers a holistic account of the human person in which reason, emotion, and desire are united in drawing humans to God, mutually informing life lived with a Godward orientation. First, I explore the ways several Christian theologian...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Sage Publishing
2023
|
In: |
Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-203 |
Further subjects: | B
Holiness
B Anthropology B Emotion B Reason B Integrity |
Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Summary: | In conversation with classical Christian anthropology, this article offers a holistic account of the human person in which reason, emotion, and desire are united in drawing humans to God, mutually informing life lived with a Godward orientation. First, I explore the ways several Christian theologians have construed the relation of reason and emotion in the pre-fall state. I give special attention to Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa. I then bring the themes of these accounts into conversation with contemporary accounts of emotion in philosophy and psychology. I conclude by arguing that the most persuasive accounts of Christian anthropology take the regulation of reason, emotion, and desire to be governed by relationship with God. A holistic walk with God requires the well-ordered collaboration of reason, emotion, and desire. In fact, the union of reason, emotion and desire expresses a creaturely reflection of God’s oneness and holiness. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 2328-1030 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
|
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/19397909231206633 |