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In the course Theological Anthropology, Dr. Marc Cortez looks at the question, What does it mean to be human? Dr. Cortez begins by surveying how to go about studying the human person from a theological perspective. He reviews the history of Christian reflection on what it means to be human and then presses into a range of difficult concomitant issues. The course covers classic theological issues...

In the creation narrative, there really is only one fundamental divide, and it’s the divide between Creator and creature; and humans, like all other things, we all land on the “creature” side of the line. We’re not somewhat closer to the “Creator” side of the line, as though we’re somehow more able to come into existence on our own. We are all fundamentally created beings, fundamentally dependent on the Creator for our existence. We all stand on the “creature” side of the line in commonality with