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Christian Physicalism?
Philosophical Theological Criticisms
Christian Physicalism?
Philosophical Theological Criticisms
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On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional soul / body distinction is viable), with occasional articles treating physicalist accounts of such doctrines as the Incarnation and Resurrection of Jesus cropping up, as well. Interestingly, the literature to date, both for and against this influence, is dominated by philosophers. The present volume is a collection of philosophers and theologians who advance several novel criticisms of this growing trend toward physicalism in Christian theology. The present collection definitively shows that Christian physicalism has some significant philosophical and theological problems. No doubt all philosophical anthropologies have their challenges, but the present volume shows that Christian physicalism is most likely not an adequate accounting for essential theological topics within Christian theism. Christians, then, should consider alternative anthropologies.
Table of Contents
Thomas McCall
Christian Physicalism? An Introduction
Joshua R. Farris & R. Keith Loftin
1. The Incorporeality of the Soul in Patristic Thought
Paul L. Gavrilyuk
2. Christian Physicalism: Against the Medieval Divines
Thomas Atkinson
3. Substance Dualism and the Diachronic/Synchronic Unity of Consciousness
J.P. Moreland
4. Christian Physicalism and Our Knowledge of God
Angus Menuge
5. Physicalism, Divine Eternality, and Life Everlasting
R. Keith Loftin and R.T. Mullins
6. Holy Saturday and Christian Theological Anthropology
Jason McMartin
7. Physicalism, the Incarnation, and Holy Saturday: A Conversation with Karl Barth
Marc Cortez
8. Physicalist Christology and the Two Sons Worry
R.T. Mullins
9. Physicalism and the Death of Christ
Charles Taliaferro
10. Christian Materialism Entails Pelagianism
Matthew J. Hart
11. Sanctification and Physicalism
R. Scott Smith
12. Neuroscience, Spiritual Formation, and Bodily Souls: A Critique of Christian Physicalism
Brandon Rickabaugh & C
Product details
| Published | 26 Dec 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 494 |
| ISBN | 9781498549240 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 1 graphs; |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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