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Being Human

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Bodies, minds, persons

Rowan Williams

Product Code
9780281079759

What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes us persons? How can we find the path to human maturity?

These are among the fundamental questions that Rowan Williams helps us to think about in this deeply engaging exploration oof what it means to be human.

The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on the person of Christ, inviting us to consider how, through him, 'our humanity in all its variety, in all its vulnerability, has been taken into the heart of the divine life'.

With discussion questions for personal or group use at the end of each chapter, this is a book that readers of all religious persuasions will find both challenging and highly rewarding.

Contents

1. What is consciousness?

2. What is a person?

3. Bodies, minds and thoughts

4. Faith and human flourishing

5. Silence and human maturity

Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

About the Author

Rowan Williams is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. His most recent booksinclude God With Us (2017), Being Disciples (2016), What Is Christianity? (2015), Meeting God in Paul (2015), Meeting God in Mark (2014)) and Being Christian (2014)

Press Reviews

In Being Human, Rowan Williams, one of today’s most brilliant and profound thinkers, has produced a rich and thought-provoking meditation on the themes of consciousness, language, relationship, speech, silence and what it is to be a person. A marvellous and moving work: philosophical theology at its very best.

Through an elegant exploration of the nature of human consciousness Being Human convincingly debunks current discourse about the value of autonomy as the foundation of self-confidence, restoring human narrative and relationships to the heart of our being. A fascinating book, worthy of reflection and discussion.

'Rowan William's most striking characteristics are his humanity and his fine intellect. Here he uses both gifts quite brilliantly to illuminate what it means to be human. A stimulating collection of provocative yet reassuring essays. A gift from an exceptional man.'

Williams never disappoints: his reflections on such important topics as the nature of consciousness, how we view time, and the wisdom of silence make vital reading.

Additional Information
Subtitle Bodies, minds, persons
Isbn / Product Code 9780281079759
Dimensions 13 x 20 cm
Printed Pages 117
Format Paperback
Year Of Publication 2018
Publisher SPCK Publishing
Author Rowan Williams