"Anthropology is, most simply, the science or study of human beings through time and space. Different specialties focus on the analysis of biological/physiological characteristics and the examination of societies/cultures. In the religious sense, anthropology deals with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings.
"In our times there are many moral issues emerging from viewpoints that diverge widely from our given nature, both physical and spiritual. Numerous false notions (e.g., 'transgenderism') have arisen that either disregard or even deny physical data. Other errors involve ignoring the clear evidence of humans' spiritual nature, which so distinguishes us from animals.
"A Christian/biblical anthropology,
however, sees the created order - and the human body in particular - as
revelatory. The body is not just accidentally or incidentally present.
No, the body is a revelation because through it, God speaks to us of who
and what we are and what we ought to do. To this revelatory quality of
the body God adds His own words in Scripture, leading to the emergence
of a Christian anthropology."
In a recent commentary spread over two posts, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish,
Washington, DC) reflected on key points of Christian anthropology that address modern errors. He begins with the basics of we are the union of a body and a spiritual soul and what the soul is. .
To access Msgr. Pope's complete posts, please visit:
Community in Mission: Basics of Christian Anthropology (part 1 of 2) (13 JAN 23)
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