God, freedom, and human dignity : Embracing a God-centered identity in a me-centered culture

Ron Highfield traces out the development of Western thought that has led us our current frame of mind from Plato, Augustine and Descartes through Locke, Kant, Blake Bentham, Hegel, Nietzsche--all the way down to Charles Taylor's landmark work Sources of the Self. At the heart of the issue is the... Full description

Main Author:	Highfield, Ron.
Published:	Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, 2013
Subjects:	SELF (PHILOSOPHY). IDENTITY (PSYCHOLOGY) - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in EBSCOhost
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Summary:	Ron Highfield traces out the development of Western thought that has led us our current frame of mind from Plato, Augustine and Descartes through Locke, Kant, Blake Bentham, Hegel, Nietzsche--all the way down to Charles Taylor's landmark work Sources of the Self. At the heart of the issue is the modern notion of the autonomous self and the inevitable crisis it provokes for a view of human identity, freedom and dignity found in God. Highfield makes pertinent use of trinitarian theology to show how genuine Christian faith responds to this challenge by directing us to a God who is not in competition with his human creations, but rather who provides us with what we seek but could never give ourselves. --from publisher description.
Item Description:	Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Physical Description:	eBook
ISBN:	9780830827114

God, freedom, and human dignity : Embracing a God-centered identity in a me-centered culture

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