In the course Theological Anthropology, Dr. Marc Cortez looks at the question, What does it mean to be human? Dr. Cortez begins by surveying how to go about studying the human person from a theological perspective. He reviews the history of Christian reflection on what it means to be human and then presses into a range of difficult concomitant issues. The course covers classic theological issues as well as relevant contemporary topics, as Dr. Cortez discusses being made in the image of God; the reality of sin; free will; the distinction between mind, body, and soul; gender; the role of women in ministry; sexuality; race; and culture.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Course
10m
Introducing Theological Anthropology
The Question of Humanity
7m
What Is Anthropology and What Makes It Theological?
6m
The Contemporary Challenge of Theological Anthropology
5m
Doing Theological Anthropology
The Contribution of Theological Anthropology
8m
Theological Anthropology and the Bible
9m
The Creatureliness of Humanity
8m
The Uniqueness of Humanity
8m
The Creatureliness of Humanity in Modern Science
7m
The Uniqueness of Humanity in Modern Science
4m
A Christological Approach to Theological Anthropology
9m
A Brief History of Theological Anthropology
Anthropological Reflections in the Early Church
5m
Reflections on the Image of God in the Early Church
6m
Body, Soul, and Spirit in the Early Church
6m
The Importance of the Body
8m
Sin and Redemption in the Early Church
10m
Theological Anthropology in the Medieval Church
8m
Theological Anthropology in the Reformation
8m
Biblical Authority and the Rise of Modern Science in the Modern Era
9m
New Developments in Theological Anthropology in the Modern Era
9m
Shalom and God’s Plan
The Main Character: God
4m
The Focus: Glory
4m
The Means: Grace
5m
The Location: Creation
3m
The Mode: People
5m
Shalom and Israel
6m
Shalom, Jesus, and the Church
3m
The Image of God
An Introduction to the Image of God
5m
Areas of General Consensus and Debate
7m
Image in the Old Testament
6m
Image in the New Testament
6m
The Structural View of the Image of God
9m
The Functional View of the Image of God
8m
The Relational View of the Image of God
11m
The Multifaceted View of the Image of God
6m
The Image as Representational Presence
9m
The Image as Personal Presence
9m
The Image as Covenantal Presence
7m
The Image of God in the Real World
9m
Sin and the Human Person
What Is Sin?
8m
How Does Sin Impact Theological Anthropology?
4m
The “Cause” of Sin
5m
The Historicity of the Fall
10m
Our Connection to Adam
8m
How Depraved Are We?
7m
Mind, Body, and Soul
Questions
7m
Areas of Consensus
6m
Biblical Language: Body and Flesh
8m
Biblical Language: Soul and Spirit
10m
A Definition of Substance Dualism
10m
Arguments for Substance Dualism
5m
Arguments against Substance Dualism
10m
A Definition of Physicalism
5m
Arguments for Physicalism
6m
Arguments against Physicalism
11m
Trichotomy
4m
A Way Forward
10m
Implied Biblical Anthropology
8m
Free Will
The Nature, Importance, and Difficulty of the Question
6m
Areas of General Consensus
7m
Key Questions in the Debate
9m
Classic Compatibilism
6m
Hierarchical Compatibilism
5m
Reasons-Response Compatibilism
6m
Arguments against a Compatibilist View of Free Will: Consequence
6m
Arguments against a Compatibilist View of Free Will: Alternate Possibilities
5m
Arguments against a Compatibilist View of Free Will: Ownership and the Problem of Evil
10m
An Introduction to a Libertarian View of Free Will
7m
Kinds of Libertarianism
8m
Arguments against a Libertarian View of Free Will: Luck
7m
Arguments against a Libertarian View of Free Will: Reasons-Response
5m
Arguments against a Libertarian View of Free Will: Mystery and Foreknowledge
7m
The Current State of the Debate
6m
Moving Forward
7m
Gender and Sexuality
Introduction to Gender and Sexuality
6m
The Difficulty of the Question
4m
Defining Some Terms
5m
Sexuality in Creation and the Fall
11m
Sexuality in the Church and the Resurrection
7m
Sexuality as Procreation
5m
Sexuality as Marriage
6m
Sexuality as Relationality
6m
Sexuality as Bonding
7m
Bonding and Brokenness
4m
Androgyny and the “Ideal” Human
6m
Criticisms of Androgyny
10m
A Definition of Gender Essentialism
9m
Arguments for Gender Essentialism
6m
Criticisms of Gender Essentialism
6m
A Definition of Gender Constructivism
6m
Arguments for Gender Constructivism
8m
Criticisms of Gender Constructivism
6m
No “Opposite” Sexes
6m
Appreciating Our Biological Givenness and the Power of Culture
4m
Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
11m
Women in Ministry
Introduction to Women in Ministry
6m
Before We Begin
10m
Complementarianism: Definition and Types
7m
Arguments for Complementarianism: Equality in Salvation, Distinctions in Creation
6m
Arguments for Complementarianism: Distinctions in the Fall and the Home
6m
Arguments for Complementarianism: Distinctions in Ministry and Church History
8m
Egalitarianism: Definition and Types
7m
Arguments for Egalitarianism: Equality in Christ and Creation
10m
Arguments for Egalitarianism: Equality in Gifting
4m
Arguments for Egalitarianism: Jesus and Paul on Women in Ministry
9m
Suggestions for Complementarians to Engage in a Productive Dialogue
11m
Suggestions for Egalitarians to Engage in a Productive Dialogue