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Verbum et Ecclesia

On-line version ISSN 2074-7705
Print version ISSN 1609-9982

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VELDSMAN, Danie. Definitely dust, but also more. Verbum Eccles. (Online) [online]. 2018, vol.39, n.1, pp.1-5. ISSN 2074-7705.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v39i1.1888.

What does the Lutheran systematic theologian from South Africa, Klaus Nürnberger, find 'ourselves to be', that is, what is his viewpoint on anthropology? Nürnberger has recently taken on the task of formulating anew his anthropological viewpoint in his two-volume Faith in Christ today (2016). I will focus on this publication as well as an earlier publication on anthropology, namely 'Dust of the ground and breath of life (Gn 2:7): The notion of "life" in ancient Israel and emergence theory' (2012). Having discussed his rich and broadly science-theology-defined anthropological viewpoint on 'what we find ourselves to be', only one dimension of 'more than dust' is critically engaged with, namely his understanding of the 'emotive' or 'affective' dimension of being human. From contemporary neuroscientific viewpoints on emotions as well as philosophical viewpoints on the layeredness of affectivity, I critically engage with Nürnberger's viewpoint. INTRADISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS: The question of being human (philosophical anthropology) is addressed within the context of the contemporary science-theology dialogues on anthropology. The critical question on the undervalued role of affectivity within Klaus Nürnberger's perspective is asked from insights from neuroscientific and philosophical viewpoints on emotions and affectivity.

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