Olson, for example, finds his arguments that the notions of the image of God and sin are supported by general anthropological studies convincing. Despite his concerns with the specifics of these presentations, Olson finds Pannenberg’s discussion of human exocentricity helpful in that help to establish conversations about religious themes in a more public intellectual conversation.[75] Olson also praises Pannenberg for arguing that the alienation that can be found in modern society is a result of the privatization of religion and the denial of a general religious impulse in humanity.
