Humus and Sky Gods: Partnership and Post/Humans in Genesis 2 and the Chthulucene
The relationship between humans and animals is a contentious issue in a range of disciplines. In theology, stories of creation tend to indicate a sense of human difference from animals, as humans are made in the image of God (imago dei) and are given dominion' over their fellow creatures. Donn...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
[2019]
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Sophia
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 4, Pages: 689-698 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
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Anthropocentrism
B human-animal relations B Imago Dei B Bible. Genesis 2 B Donna Haraway B Theological Anthropology B Posthumanism |
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| Summary: | The relationship between humans and animals is a contentious issue in a range of disciplines. In theology, stories of creation tend to indicate a sense of human difference from animals, as humans are made in the image of God (imago dei) and are given dominion' over their fellow creatures. Donna Haraway has picked up on the ethical ramifications of these mythologies by critiquing them in her latest book detailing the chthulucene', which contains her proposals for responsible co-living with other species. But in Genesis 2, partnership is raised as a possibility not only between (hu)man and God, but also between man and woman, and human and animal. Focusing on the latter, this paper introduces a conversation between posthumanism and theological anthropology by way of Genesis 2 and Haraway's chthulucene in order to explore their nuances, and to reflect critically on the resources and possibilities of non-, or post-human partnership. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-018-0664-7 |