Anthropology: Seeking Light and Beauty by Susan A. Ross (English) Paperback Book

Description: Anthropology by Susan A. Ross Drawing on the wisdom and teaching experience of highly respected theologians, the Engaging Theology series builds a firm foundation for graduate study and other ministry formation programs. Each of the six volumes-Scripture, Jesus, God, Discipleship, Anthropology, and Church-is concerned with retrieving, carefully evaluating, and constructively interpreting the Christian tradition. Comprehensive in scope and accessibly written, these volumes, used together or independently, will stimulate rich theological reflection and discussion. More important, the series will create and sustain the passion of the next generation of theologians and church leaders. 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Susan A. Ross is a professor and chair of the theology department at Loyola University Chicago. She is a vice-president and member of the Board of Editors of Concilium, the international theological journal. She is the author of Extravagant Affections: A Feminist Sacramental Theology (1998) and For the Beauty of the Earth: Women, Sacramentality, and Justice (2006). Table of Contents Contents Editors Preface ix Preface and Acknowledgments xiChapter One: Ancient Resources on Being Human 1 Biblical Resources 1 Interpreting the Bible 1 Some Biblical Narratives 4 Jesus as Exemplar 9 Paul 12 Early Christianity on Being Human 13 Gnosticism, Irenaeus, and Early Christian Martyrs 14 Asceticism 16 Platonism and Origen 19 Augustine 20 Conclusion 24Chapter Two: Resources from the Medieval and Reformation Periods 27 Medieval Thought 27 Monasticism and Learning 27 Monasticism and Living Ones Faith 32 The Desire for God 33 Scholasticism and Thomas Aquinas 36 The Reformation 39 Martin Luther 40 John Calvin 42 The Council of Trent 44 Women in the Reformation 45 Conclusion 46Chapter Three: Resources from Modernity 47 The Desire for Knowledge 48 Descartes 49 Hume and Kant 51 Nineteenth-Century Developments 53 The Desire for Freedom 56 Slaves, Women, and Personhood 57 The "Masters of Suspicion" 61 Karl Marx 61 Sigmund Freud 62 Conclusion / Twentieth-Century Issues 65Chapter Four: Christian Selfhood and Postmodernity 67 Characteristics of Postmodern Selfhood 69 Fragmentation and Plurality 69 Social and Historical Relativity 70 The Linguistic Turn 71 Otherness 72 Ambiguity 74 Christian Theological Engagement with Postmodernity 75 Edward Schillebeeckx and "Anthropological Constants" 76 Jan-Olav Henriksen and the Other 78 Karl Rahner and the Desire for God 81 Concluding Reflections on the Postmodern Self 83Chapter Five: The Beauty of Embodiment: Body and Sexuality 85 The Body 87 Sex 94 Sex and Traditional Catholic Theology 94 Sexuality and Contemporary Theological Anthropology 98 The Theology of the Body 99 Margaret Farley and "Just Love" 102 Sex and Sexual Variation 104 Conclusion 104Chapter Six: The Human Capacity for Evil and the Hope for Salvation 109 The Human Capacity for and Propensity to Evil 111 Human Beings, the Sciences, and Evil 112 René Girards Theory of Violence and Mimetic Desire 114 Understanding the Perpetrators of Evil 116 Victims of Evil 123 Trauma Victims 124 Social Trauma 127 Witnesses to Evil 130Chapter Seven: Theology, Science, and Human Personhood 133 What Makes Us the Imago Dei? 135 Animals and Human Beings 139 Human Beings and the World around Us 141 Neuroscience and the Human 144 Technology, Medicine, and the Human Person 148 Conclusion 152 Conclusion: Seeking Light and Beauty 155 Index 163 Review What stands out in this fantastic introductory volume to theological anthropology is the myriad of voices that Ross effectively encompasses in her narrative, including Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Lonergan, Rahner, Schillebeeckx, and David Tracy. [This book] is highly recommended as an introductory volume to theological anthropology, and appropriate as source material for an undergraduate course regarding anthropology or moral theology. It is well-written, concise, and adequately sourced.Robert P. Russo, Lourdes University 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 Long Description Anthropology Review Quote 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 Details ISBN0814659942 Author Susan A. Ross Short Title ANTHROPOLOGY Publisher Liturgical Press Series Engaging Theology: Catholic Perspectives Language English ISBN-10 0814659942 ISBN-13 9780814659946 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 233 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-06-01 Subtitle Seeking Light and Beauty UK Release Date 2012-06-01 Imprint Liturgical Press Place of Publication Collegeville, MN Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-06-01 NZ Release Date 2012-06-01 US Release Date 2012-06-01 Pages 184 Alternative 9780814680001 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129979899;

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