“Fill and Subdue”? Imaging God in New Social and Ecological Contexts

While the social and ecological landscape of the twenty-first century is worlds away from the historical-cultural context in which the biblical myth-symbols of the image of God and the knowledge of good and evil first emerged, Philip Hefner's understanding that Homo sapiens image God as created...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Roberts, Jason P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Zygon
Further subjects:B Image of God
B created co-creator
B Transhumanism
B Paul Ricoeur
B wholesomeness
B second naïveté
B Biocultural
B knowledge of good and evil
B Enuma Elish (EE)
B Philip Hefner
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Summary:While the social and ecological landscape of the twenty-first century is worlds away from the historical-cultural context in which the biblical myth-symbols of the image of God and the knowledge of good and evil first emerged, Philip Hefner's understanding that Homo sapiens image God as created co-creators presents a plausible starting point for constructing a second naïveté interpretation of biblical anthropology and a fruitful concept for envisioning and enacting our human future.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12152