Anthropology in Theological Perspective

by Wolfhart Pannenberg, Matthew J. O'Connell (Translator)

Examines the religious implications of biology, psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, and history, looks at people as individuals and as social creatures, and discusses human culture and social institutions

Genres: Theology, Christian, Religion

552 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Wolfhart Pannenberg, born in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland), was a German Christian theologian. His emphasis on history as revelation, centred on the Resurrection of Christ, has proved important in stimulating debate in both Protestant and Catholic theology, as well as with non-Christian thinkers.

Reviews

[Wyatt Houtz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent anthropology. I was worried it would be dated but those concerns were alleviated quickly. It's a classic that new works may stand on. This is a dense read that's packed each page with details. I have no doubt that the legends are true about Pannenberg reading a 1,000 pages each day while writing it

[Travis Lambert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty good. Had some good points scattered throughout. But on the whole I thought it was a little too vague.