Of Monsters and Men: A Spectrum View of the Imago Dei
I explore the view that the imago Dei is essential to us as humans but accidental to us as persons. To image God is to resemble God, and resemblance comes in degrees. This has the straightforward—and perhaps disturbing—implication that we can be more or less human, and possibly cease to be human ent...
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2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 2 |
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Image of God
B Imago Dei B Annihilationism B Universalism B human value B Horrendous Evil B Hell |
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