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107The imago Dei as a work in progress: A perspective from paleoanthropologyZygon 49 (1): 135-156. 2014.This article considers the imago Dei from the perspective of paleoanthropology. We identify structural, functional, and relational elements of the imago Dei that emerged mosaically during human evolution. Humans are unique in their ability to relate to each other and to God, and in their membership of cultural communities where shared attention, the transmission of moral norms, and symbolic behavior are important elements. We discuss similarities between our approach and the concept of theosis a…Read more
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Philosophy of Mind |
Philosophy of Religion |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
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Experimental Philosophy of Religion |