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The Imago Dei as Vocation

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  • Paul Sands

What does it mean that man is called the image of God (Imago Dei)? What is the nature of the "image"? This article surveys three interpretations: the substantialist, relational, and vocational, and concludes that the vocational view reflects the biblical evidence best. The ethical implications flowing from this view are then considered.

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The Imago Dei as Familitas

  • Semi-Technical
  • Randall E. Otto

What is the nature of man? What is the true significance of viewing man as image of God? Otto argues for a relational understanding of the imago dei. The interpretation of Genesis 1:28 plays a central role in consideration of man made in God's image.

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The Imago Dei and Christian Aesthetics

  • Semi-Technical
  • William A. Dyrness

Dyrness discusses the doctrine of the imago dei as expressed in Genesis 1:26-28 in the light of human artistic expression.

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