Anthropology in Theological Perspective

In this comprehensive study a renowned theologian examines the anthropological disciplines-human biology psychology cultural anthropology sociology and history-for their religious implications. The result is a theological anthropology that does not derive from dogma or prejudice but critically evaluates the findings of the disciplines.Pannenberg begins with a consideration of human beings as part of nature; moves on to focus on the human person; and then considers the social world: its culture history and institutions. All the elements of this multi-faceted study unite in the final chapter on the relation of human beings to their history.