Human Beings as Imago Dei and Homo Sapiens. Assessing the Substantive Interpretation of Imago Dei
Human Beings as Imago Dei and Homo Sapiens. Assessing the Substantive Interpretation of Imago Dei
Author(s): Juuso LoikkanenSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: human nature; human beings; human person; imago Dei; image of God; soul; theological anthropology;
Summary/Abstract: Traditionally, in Christian theology, human beings have been regarded to be images of God (imago Dei). Often, the divine image has been understood to be located in a supernatural soul separate from the body. In this paper, I examine the credibility of this so-called substantive view of Imago Dei in the light of contemporary science.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 8/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 258-265
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English