Title
Substance dualism and the diachronic/synchronic unity of consciousness
Files
School/Department
Talbot School of Theology
Description
On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional soul / body distinction is viable), with occasional articles treating physicalist accounts of such doctrines as the Incarnation and Resurrection of Jesus cropping up, as well. Interestingly, the literature to date, both for and against this influence, is dominated by philosophers. The present volume is a collection of philosophers and theologians who advance several novel criticisms of this growing trend toward physicalism in Christian theology. The present collection definitively shows that Christian physicalism has some significant philosophical and theological problems. No doubt all philosophical anthropologies have their challenges, but the present volume shows that Christian physicalism is most likely not an adequate accounting for essential theological topics within Christian theism. Christians, then, should consider alternative anthropologies.
Ch. 3
Keywords
Theological anthropology;
ISBN
978-1498549233
Publication Date
12-26-2017
Publication Source
Christian physicalism? : philosophical theological criticisms
Inclusive pages
pp. 43-74
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Lexington Books
City
Lanham
Disciplines
Comparative Methodologies and Theories
Recommended Citation
Moreland, James Porter (2017). Substance dualism and the diachronic/synchronic unity of consciousness. Christian physicalism? : philosophical theological criticisms. pp. 43-74. Lanham: Lexington Books.
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