IMAGE AND IMAGO: A RATIONAL DEFENSE OF A THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER

• Authors: Christopher P. Klofft
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Modern and Post-Modern discourse espouses a subjective understanding of gender. As a result, confusing new problems erupt in discussions as practical as marriage and as theoretical as questions of human meaning and purpose. Catholic theology, drawing primarily from the personalistic approach to gender contained in Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, provides a consistent account of gender that is also compatible with the best evidence available in support of a purely rational approach. A defense of this approach could lead to a better understanding of ourselves and our relationships, to the betterment of culture as a whole.

Keywords

EN

gender; anthropology; John Paul II; theology of the body; sexuality; common sense

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 3: supplement
• Pages: 523-535

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Christopher P. Klofft

• Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA

Identifiers

ISSN

2300-0066