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An Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Both Creaturely and Divine is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this thorough introduction to theological anthropology, Joshua Farris offers an evangelical perspective on the topic. Farris walks the reader through some of the most important issues in traditional approaches to anthropology, such as sexuality, posthumanism, and the image of God. He addresses fundamental questions like, Who am I? and Why do I exist? He also considers the creaturely and divine...

As the present volume approaches the anthropos from a catholic Christian perspective (i.e., the Nicene tradition), it also leans heavily on the Reformed divines and distinctives. These will season the discussion here. As I read and digest Reformed divines (e.g., Calvin, Turretin, Owen, Edwards, Hodge, Arminius),22 five emphases or distinctives of theological anthropology are worth noting. Some of these are shared with the broader catholic church but have, arguably,
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