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The New Testament and Intellectual Humility (Hardcover)
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The New Testament and Intellectual Humility (Hardcover)
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This study examines how the New Testament scriptures might form and
foster intellectual humility within Christian communities. It is
informed by recent interdisciplinary interest in intellectual
humility, and concerned to appreciate the distinctive
representations of the virtue offered by the New Testament writers
on their own terms. It argues that the intellectual virtue is cast
as a particular expression of the broader Christian virtue of
humility, something which itself proceeds from the believer's union
with Christ, through which personal identity is reconstituted by
the operation of the Holy Spirit. This demands that we speak of
'virtue' in ways determined by the acting presence of Jesus Christ
that overcomes sin and evil in human lives and in the world. The
Christian account of the intellectual virtue of humility is framed
by this conflict, as the minds of believers who live together
within the Christian community struggle with natural arrogance and
selfishness, and come to share in the mind of Christ. The new
identity that emerges creates a fresh openness to truth, as the
capacity of the sinful mind to distort truth is exposed and
challenged. This affects not just knowledge and perception, but
also volition: for these ancient writers, a humble mind makes good
decisions that reflect judgements decisively shaped by the
sacrificial love of Jesus Christ. By presenting 'humility of mind'
as a characteristic of the One who is worshipped-Jesus Christ-the
New Testament writers insist that we acknowledge the virtue not
just as an admission of human deficiency or limitation, but as a
positive affirmation of our rightful place within the divine
economy.
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