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Analytic Theology
Author_Martine C. L. Oldhoff
Biblical anthropology
Biblical Hermeneutics
Biblical Studies
body and soul
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Marilynne Robinson
New testament Studies
Old testament Studies
Paul anthropology
Philosophical Theology
Philosophy of Religion
Public Theology
Religion
Religious Studies
Soul Bible
Soul Theological Anthropology
Systematic Theology
theological anthropology
Product details
- ISBN 9781978716803
- Weight: 699g
- Dimensions: 158 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 12 Jun 2024
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Theology of the Soul engages with a thoroughly theological and philosophical subject in fresh and profound ways: the soul. The author examines the possibility of a concept of the soul in modern, Western theology. In the second part of the 20th century speaking about the soul was strongly criticized in Theology and Philosophy. Consequently, many academic theologians consider the word “soul” problematic. Remarkably, the word “soul” is very much present in contemporary culture. This book takes cultural notions of the soul as employed by, for example, Marilynne Robinson and Oprah Winfrey, as a point of departure. The author then investigates the functions of the soul in classical theologies and provides elucidating overviews of the ways in which the soul is discussed and problematized in contemporary Philosophy and Biblical Studies. After introducing the apostle Paul as conversation partner, she reconsiders various contemporary concepts from a Pauline perspective, and offers a constructive systematic theological proposal to speak of the soul in today’s modern theological and cultural contexts. This interdisciplinary study integrates continental and analytic methods and discussions on the soul in Philosophy and Theology, providing a very comprehensive study of the soul.
Martine C. L. Oldhoff, PhD, is pastor in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and an independent scholar.
