On Being Someone: A Christian Point of View - Softcover

Oppenheimer, Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845402286 ISBN 13: 9781845402280

Publisher: Imprint Academic, 2011

Synopsis

This book continues the discussions in "What a piece of work: on being human" (Imprint Academic 2006) and may be considered its sequel. Among all the creatures in the physical universe, humans seem to be more than simply physical, because they are aware of being creatures in the universe. Human beings essentially belong to the world of nature, yet stand out as the most complex and fascinating of all living beings. Like and also unlike other animals, they respond to what happens to them; they make plans and carry them out; they recognize one another, sometimes lovingly; they make friends and enjoy their company; they shape the world around them for convenience and for delight; they ask questions both practical and theoretical; and many of them try to praise God. In What a Piece of Work, Helen Oppenheimer considered humankind as part of the natural universe which Christians believe God set in motion, asking how human beings stand among other creatures and how they are to be valued. In this volume she leaves aside comparisons with our fellow creatures in order to attend to our own experience. It makes a good start to think of oneself as a human animal, but then we need to go further and ask what does it mean to be a person, to be counted as someone?

About this title

About the Author:

Helen Oppenheimer has written widely on philosophical theology and Christian ethics and has published eleven books.

Review:

"HELEN OPPENHEIMER writes with a verve and precision... with one eye on the congregation and another on the pulpit."

(Church Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845402286
• ISBN 13: 9781845402280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 225