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Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty (Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives) Paperback – June 1, 2012
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What does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? Susan Ross explores this question through the lens of human desires: for God, freedom, knowledge, love, and pleasure, but also for power, consumer goods, self-gratification, and money. Beginning with biblical narratives of human desires, she goes on to consider how ancient, medieval, and modern thinkers have wrestled with the various ways that human beings have sought fulfillment in the world and in God.
The twenty-first century brings new questions and continuing challenges:
In a world of increasing complexity and fragmentation, can we still talk about the self?
How have feminism and new thinking about sexuality changed the ways we think about ourselves?
How do we maintain our humanity in the face of monstrous human evil?
What do the findings of science say about our uniqueness as human beings?
Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty offers a path through the many conflicting views of humanity, suggesting a fuller way of living as we try to follow the example of Jesus.
- Print length184 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 1, 2012
- Dimensions6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100814659942
- ISBN-13978-0814659946
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Professor Ross deftly weaves wisdom from classical Christian sources together with insights from contemporary thinkers to form a tapestry that inspires us to think courageously about what it means to be a human being today. Her commitment to the values of truth and justice is evident throughout, and so are her wide-ranging knowledge, her profound Catholic faith, her esteem for science and the arts, and her engaging style of presentation. This is a splendid text, designed to appeal to a wide range of readers!Anne E. Patrick, William H. Laird Professor of Religion and the Liberal Arts, emerita, Carleton College
Embracing challenges that emerge from modern and postmodern culture, gender studies, the natural and human sciences, studies of trauma and violence, and technology, Ross remains convinced that the Christian tradition has wisdom to offer to all those who continue to ponder the meaning of being human. With clarity and grace, she offers a splendid overview of theological anthropology and its contemporary challenges. Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty is an invitation to join in a lively conversation about the future of humankind in relation to God and to all of creation.Mary Catherine Hilkert, Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
Ross offers a succinct past-to-present account of theological responses to the question of what it means to be a human being and the implications of those responses for contemporary ethics. . . . Although primarily theological, the biggest strength of this book is its historical breadth and its deft integration of multiple disciplinary interlocutors, including philosophy, psychoanalysis, social theory, and bioethics, among others.
Jeanine Viau, Religious Studies Review
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- Publisher : Liturgical Press (June 1, 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 184 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0814659942
- ISBN-13 : 978-0814659946
- Item Weight : 9 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.38 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,881,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #838 in Christian Theological Anthropology
- #15,275 in Catholicism (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2012This is another excellent title from Liturgical Press, focusing on what it means to be a human being from a Catholic perspective. The author includes various viewpoints, some more interesting than others, including medieval writers, but the best part of the book for me is the section on evil.
Chapter 6, THE HUMAN CAPACITY FOR EVIL AND THE HOPE FOR SALVATION is simply outstanding. What I appreciated maybe most about the chapter is how Ross encourages all Christ followers to not just come up with easy answers on the subject of evil, and more importantly, to remember that each person created in the image of God has the capacity to receive God's mercy.
Some parts of the book are hard to follow, but the wait is well worth it to see the book to the end. Another excellent resource from Liturgical Press.