Human Origins and the Image of God

Download or read book Human Origins and the Image of God written by Lilley & Pedersen, eds. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did human beings originate? What, if anything, makes us unique? These questions have long been central to philosophers, theologians, and scientists. This book continues that robust interdisciplinary conversation with contributions from an international team of scholars whose expertise ranges from biology and anthropology to philosophical theology and ethics. The fourteen chapters in this volume are organized around Wentzel van Huyssteen's pioneering work in human rationality, embodiment, and evolutionary history. Bringing a variety of diverse perspectives to bear on a hotly debated issue, Human Origins and the Image of God showcases new research by some of today's finest scholars working on questions regarding human origins and human uniqueness.