RT Article
T1 The body and the image of God in Bavinck and the Reformed orthodox
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 78
IS 1
SP 37
OP 48
A1 Whitney, Isaac
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1929548621
AB This article examines Herman Bavinck's inclusion of the body in the image of God in comparison with the positions of Reformed orthodox theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It demonstrates that while it is uncommon for earlier figures to consider the body to be properly included within the image, Bavinck's position is not unprecedented and applies lines of reasoning consistent with the tradition's anthropological convictions. First, an embodied imago Dei is advanced by sources such as the Leiden Synopsis and Petrus van Mastricht. Second, the Reformed orthodox in general adhere to the conviction that human beings are a body-soul unity, and that the image of God includes the uprightness of the whole person, positions that lead to the body being related in some way to God's image. Therefore, while Bavinck's account of an embodied image is a unique contribution, it is nonetheless in continuity with the tradition he receives.
K1 Herman Bavinck
K1 Reformed Orthodoxy
K1 Body
K1 Image of God
K1 Theological Anthropology
DO 10.1017/S0036930624000619