On Being Someone : A Christian Point of View.

Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Dedication -- Preface -- On Being Someone -- Who Are We? -- Other People -- Whole People -- The Persistent Notion of Spirit -- People and Values -- Valuing Lives -- Individual Persons -- Sacred Souls -- One and Many -- Pronouns and Names -- Presence -- Someone Up There -- God Within -- Unity-in-Plurality -- Built-in Value -- Children of God -- Divine Responsibility -- Human Responsibility -- Welcome -- Back Matter -- References -- Indexes -- Also Available.

This book continues the discussions in "What a piece of work: on being human" (Imprint Academic 2006) and may be considered its sequel. Among all the creatures in the physical universe, humans seem to be more than simply physical, because they are aware of being creatures in the universe. Human beings essentially belong to the world of nature, yet stand out as the most complex and fascinating of all living beings. Like and also unlike other animals, they respond to what happens to them; they make plans and carry them out; they recognize one another, sometimes lovingly; they make friends and enjoy their company; they shape the world around them for convenience and for delight; they ask questions both practical and theoretical; and many of them try to praise God. In What a Piece of Work, Helen Oppenheimer considered humankind as part of the natural universe which Christians believe God set in motion, asking how human beings stand among other creatures and how they are to be valued.

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