In the context of his anthropology, Pannenberg argues that the distinguishing characteristic of human existence is openness to the world, which is rooted in exocentricity and guided by divine providence to its ultimate eschatological fulfillment. Over the course of time, in both the individual life-history of a single human person and the entire history of the human race, genuine anticipation of human actualization can be found as well as the pull toward the ultimate fulfillment of all humans in their divinely appointed destiny.
