Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies - An Exercise in Christological Anthropology Its Significance for

The book explores the relationship between Christology and theological anthropology through the lens provided by the theology of Karl Barth and the mind/body discussion in contemporary philosophy of mind. It thus comprises two major sections. The first develops an understanding of Karl Barth''s theological anthropology focusing on three major facets: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ for any real understanding of human persons; (2) the resources that such a christologically determined view of human nature has for engaging in interdisciplinary discourse; and (3) the ontological implications of this approach for understanding the mind/body relationship. The second part draws on this theological foundation to consider the implications that Christological anthropology has for analyzing and assessing several prominent ways of explaining the mind/body relationship. Specifically, it interacts with two broad categories of theories: ''nonreductive'' forms of physicalism and ''holistic'' forms of dualism. After providing a basic summary of each, the book applies the insights gained from Barth''s anthropology to ascertain the extent to which the two approaches may be considered christologically adequate.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Cortez, Marc Cortez
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2011
• EAN: 9780567260215
• ISBN: 978-0-567-26021-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Series: T&t Clark Studies in Systemati; T&t Clark Studies in Systemati; T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology