Immortality and Christian Anthropology
Abstract
The gradual evolution of Homo sapiens from earlier hominid species raises for Christians several interrelated challenges. I focus here on the issue of the first emergence of creatures who could enjoy eternal life. In the first several sections I highlight what I take to be the outstanding difficulties facing a Christian anthropology when it comes to positing an historical boundary separating those creatures that can have eternal life from those that cannot. In the final section, I consider whether Christians can concede an element of arbitrariness in God’s choice about where to draw that boundary.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijpt.v4n1a1
Abstract
The gradual evolution of Homo sapiens from earlier hominid species raises for Christians several interrelated challenges. I focus here on the issue of the first emergence of creatures who could enjoy eternal life. In the first several sections I highlight what I take to be the outstanding difficulties facing a Christian anthropology when it comes to positing an historical boundary separating those creatures that can have eternal life from those that cannot. In the final section, I consider whether Christians can concede an element of arbitrariness in God’s choice about where to draw that boundary.
Full Text: PDF DOI: 10.15640/ijpt.v4n1a1
Browse Journals
Journal Policies
Information
Useful Links
- Call for Papers
- Submit Your Paper
- Publish in Your Native Language
- Subscribe the Journal
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact the Executive Editor
- Recommend this Journal to Librarian
- View the Current Issue
- View the Previous Issues
- Recommend this Journal to Friends
- Recommend a Special Issue
- Comment on the Journal
- Publish the Conference Proceedings
Latest Activities
Resources
Visiting Status
 Today |
307 |
| Yesterday |
257 |
| This Month |
931 |
| Last Month |
7254 |
 All Days |
1192572 |
 Online |
12 |
