RT Article
T1 Die hart van die mens herontdek: op die spoor van ’n Skrifgetroue mensbeskouing in die filosofie van D.H. Th. Vollenhoven
JF Koers
VO 73
IS 3
SP 381
OP 410
A1 Walt, Barend Johannes van der 1939-
LA Undetermined
YR 2008
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1936629593
AB The heart of humankind rediscovered: on the track of a Scriptural view of being human in the philosophy of D.H. Th. Vollenhoven This article provides a summary of the anthroplogy of the reformational philosopher, D.H. Th. Vollenhoven (1892-1978). Such a synopsis is needed because Vollenhoven himself never worked out his views on being human in detail. The “fragments” from his different writings as well as some books about his philosophy are therefore collected in order to clarify the basic contours as well as uniqueness of his viewpoint. This is done in the light of the fact that many Christians even today are still influenced by all kinds of unbiblical anthropological ideas. The investigation develops from an introduction that indicates the need and topical nature of the research. This is followed by an explanation of Vollenhoven’s historical and systematic approach as well as the development of his own anthropological views. It is then indicated how he (with his problem-historical method) analysed the great variety of anthropologies throughout history. The next section contains a systematic exposition of his own views on being human, which is followed by an indication of its contemporary relevance. The concluding section consists of a review and final evaluation.
K1 DH Th Vollenhoven
K1 Reformational Philosophy
K1 Theory Of Interaction
K1 Soul
K1 Heart
K1 Dichotomy
K1 Anthropology
DO 10.4102/koers.v73i3.167