Freedom in Community: The Importance of Anthropology in Maintaining and Developing our Narratives of Common Life

In this article I am assuming that freedom and flourishing are linked concepts. Freedom of will, liberty and freedom are all slightly different, but freedom is a deep-seated human value, as is equality. Here I hope to examine the communal aspects of freedom and flourishing in light of our deep histo...

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Auteur principal: Hoggard Creegan, Nicola (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sage 2023
Dans: Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2023, Volume: 36, Numéro: 4, Pages: 879-893
RelBib Classification:CH Christianisme et société
NBE Anthropologie
ZB Sociologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Chute
B Theology
B Évolution
B Fatalism
B Anthropology
B Story
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Résumé:In this article I am assuming that freedom and flourishing are linked concepts. Freedom of will, liberty and freedom are all slightly different, but freedom is a deep-seated human value, as is equality. Here I hope to examine the communal aspects of freedom and flourishing in light of our deep history. I argue that what individuals need in order to flourish is to be a part of a community which recognises and supports equality and freedom. And I argue further that our collective story of origins deeply affects our view of human nature, and how hopeful we are able to be that humans can thrive and adapt. To this end, I delve into what we know of our nature from anthropology/pre-history, and then examine what the consequences are of this pre-history for some of our theological doctrines about human nature and sinfulness.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contient:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/09539468231187792