Reimagining the Human

by Fernandez, Eleazar S.

• ISBN13: 9780827232525
• ISBN10: 0827232527
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Chalice Pr

Summary

This book explores theological anthropology - the doctrine of what it means to be human and to be created in God's image. Fernandez argues that our life in the image of God is damaged and frustrated by the systemic evil of society, particularly the four radical evils of classism, racism, sexism, and naturism (destructive practices against the ecosystem). At the heart of these four evils are matters of faith and idolatry - worshiping human constructs and living under the lie of false securities. Idols demand the sacrifice of our souls, bodies, time, and anything that we cherish most.

Author Biography

Eleazar S. Fernandez is associate professor of constructive theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
1. Exploring Hermeneutic Lenses for Reconstructing the Human	11	(20)
2. The Interlocking Structures of Forms of Oppression	31	(22)
3. A Theological Reading of the Interlocking Forms of Oppression: Sin and Evil	53	(22)
4. Humanity in the Crucible of Classism: Reimagining the Human in Response to Classism	75	(30)
5. Reimagining the Human in Response to Sexism: Toward an Integrated Man and Woman	105	(28)
6. Reimagining Anthropology in Response to Racism: Encountering God in One's Racial Identity	133	(26)
7. Reimagining the Human in Light of the Travail of the Ecosystem	159	(26)
8. Becoming a New Human Being in Right (Just) Relation	185	(26)
9. The Eschatological People: Living the Promise of the Future in the Realities of the Present	211	(22)
Proper Name Index	233	(4)
Subject Index	237