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At the end of the twentieth century the forces of race, gender,
ethnicity, culture, social status, life-style and sexual preference
threaten to disassemble any notion of universal "human nature" or
"human condition." In light of this historical moment, the
Christian doctrine of human nature is ripe for rethinking and
reformulation. Charles Sherlock sees this theological task as
demanding a "double focus." To reflect on the subject of human
nature, he says, is like "moving around the different areas of an
ellipse with two focal points": humans as made in the image of God
and the particular realities of human existence. Both must be
brought into sharper, more detailed focus in our quest to
understand human nature. The result of Sherlock's "double focus"
isThe Doctrine of Humanity. Sherlock notably engages the communal
dimension of humanity in its social, creational and cultural
aspects before examining the human person as individual, as male
and female, and as whole being. He offers a timely and engaging
look at what it means to be human on the continuum between our
creation in the divine image and our recreation in the image of
Christ.
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