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The Theological Imperative to Authenticity

The Theological Imperative to Authenticity

Hardcover

Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Bi

General Christianity

ISBN10: 1032191341
ISBN13: 9781032191348
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 4 2022
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

From a theological viewpoint, this book explores the junction between the philosophical existential idea of the authentic self and its cultural appropriation.

The text builds on the theology of John Macquarrie and the narrative formation of identity to construct a theological definition of authentic selfhood. It then contrasts this definition with the common idea that authenticity, in the moral sense, can be used to justify any action. The author argues that this is not genuine authenticity. Instead, they consider that authenticity rests upon loyalty to something greater than oneself, and for Christians this is the character of the God in whose image they are created and are being formed.

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Capper, Christy

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General Christianity