Becoming Human: An Evangelical Proposal

Authors

  • Billy Kristanto Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Reformed Injili Internasional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v23i1.814

Keywords:

Doctrine of Humanity, Imago Dei, Michael Welker, Evangelical Theology, Soteriological Anthropology

Abstract

This article presents a proposal for evangelical anthropology amidst the diversity of existing theological anthropological views. Proposing central tenets in evangelical theology to be developed anthropologically is subject to lengthy debate. This article limits itself to a few tenets drawn from Evangelical soteriology and Reformed Christology. First, the author discusses a brief history that presents various anthropological alternatives, especially in relation to the concept of the image of God, one of the central topics in Christian anthropology. The second part presents the anthropology of Michael Welker as one of the representatives of contemporary theological anthropology. The last section presents a proposal for evangelical anthropology which can be further developed and applied in various aspects. The author then provides exemplary applications in only two aspects, namely in education and ecological responsibility. Methodologically, this article attempts to present various historical anthropological views in dialogue with evangelical theology, before completing with an evangelical proposal that essentially argues that human being is in one’s becoming like Christ.

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Published

01-06-2024

How to Cite

Kristanto, Billy. “Becoming Human: An Evangelical Proposal”. Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan 23, no. 1 (June 1, 2024): 85–96. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://ojs.seabs.ac.id/index.php/Veritas/article/view/814.

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