In recent scholarship there is an emerging interest in the integration of philosophy and theology. Philosophers and theologians address the relationship between body and soul and its implications for theological anthropology. In so doing, philosopher-theologians interact with cognitive science, biological evolution, psychology, and sociology. Reflecting these exciting new developments, The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is a resource for philosophers and theologians, students and scholars, interested in the constructive, critical exploration of a theology of human persons. Throughout this collection of newly authored contributions, key themes are addressed: human agency and grace, the soul, sin and salvation, Christology, glory, feminism, the theology of human nature, and other major themes in theological anthropology in historic as well as contemporary contexts.

About the Author

Joshua R. Farris is completing The Soul of Theological Anthropology (forthcoming, Routledge, 2016) and co-editing Idealism and Christian Theology (forthcoming, Bloomsbury Academic).

Charles Taliaferro has extensive experience in editing original essays, being the co-editor of the first two editions of the Blackwell Companion to Philosophy of Religion, the Cambridge Companion to Christian Philosophical Theology, and the Routledge Companion to Theism. Taliaferro is the co-author with Jil Evans of The Image in Mind: Theism, Naturalism, and the Imagination (Continuum, 2013).

Reviews

"An invigoratingly diverse collection of essays focused on the Christian understanding of human nature in general and its bearing the image of God in particular; it would serve as an excellent introduction to the developing interest shown by analytic theology in these and related topics." - T.J. Mawson, University of Oxford, UK

"This Ashgate volume, brilliantly crafted by first-rate scholars from multiple disciplines, is a paragon of excellence for research companions. Rigorous, well informed, and refreshingly insightful, it is a tour de force of theological anthropology!" - Chad Meister, Bethel College, USA

"Excellent in breadth and depth of treatment of relevant topics, with an international group of contributors, senior scholars and scholars newer to their fields but already published therein, this is a superb contribution to the fresh interest in theological anthropology, which it expands, develops, and encourages." - Keith E. Yandell, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

"Overall, I think the editors put together a helpful volume that is entirely unique. Christian graduate students in these disciplines will be served as they work through it, and professors will find helpful essays for class preparation to familiarize themselves with current argumentation for a variety of views surrounding anthropology." - Themelios

"This is an excellent collection of essays which, most commendably, as they say, 'does what it says on the tin'." - David Munchin, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, UK, in The Journal of Theological Studies

"...this will be a useful reference work for libraries, and its articles should be profitable to those designing an advanced seminar in anthropology" - A. W. Klink, Duke University, USA, in Religious Studies Review

"...is in my estimation essential for anyone interested what a Christian view of human persons could look like and how these views impact how we understand humanity as bearing the Imago Dei." - Brandon L. Rickabaugh, Baylor University in Religious Studies Review

Featured in a series of short articles by the Evangelical Philosophical Society

"... the arrival of The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is timely indeed. Overall ... an excellent volume." - Kevin W. Wong in The Journal of Analytic Theology

"The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is an excellent resource for scholars of all levels ... It truly stands as a companion to those doing research in theological anthropology." - Joseph McGarry in Anglican Theological Review

"... the present volume offers excellent developments in the right direction suggesting how Christian anthropology could engage - or is already engaging - with a more scientific framework." - Lluis Oviedo, Antonianum University in ESSSAT News and Reviews

"The Ashgate Research Companion to Theological Anthropology is certainly the place to start for those who want to come to terms with both the questions and answers that concern human constitution, evolutionary biology, the image of God, cognitive neuroscience, human freedom (and much more) as it relates to Christian theology." - Mark Hamilton, Free University of Amsterdam in Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies

"... the material provided in this Companion provides an excellent starting point for thinking through the problems at stake in this area of great contemporary interest." - Sam Hole, St George the Martyr Southwark in Reviews in Religion & Theology

"Anyone working on theological anthropology will want to study this book." - Benjamin Murphy in The Heythrop Journal

Book Information
ISBN 9781138051560
Author Joshua R. Farris
Format Paperback
Page Count 404
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 780g