The worldview of personalism : origins and early development /

Personalism is understood today as the name of an important current in twentieth-century thought which, inspired by the Christian and humanistic traditions of the West, has sought to deepen our understanding of the meaning and value of human personhood. Opposing both individualism and collectivism,...

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Origins and early development
1. Verfasser:
Bengtsson, Jan Olof
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
Personalism is understood today as the name of an important current in twentieth-century thought which, inspired by the Christian and humanistic traditions of the West, has sought to deepen our understanding of the meaning and value of human personhood. Opposing both individualism and collectivism, personalism has stressed the uniqueness of each person, the meaning and value of interpersonal relations, and the unity that holds persons together and is, ultimately, also personal initself: the person of God. Personalism's insights into the nature of personhood have broad implications for our view
Umfang:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-295) and index.
ISBN:
1-281-15516-0
9786611155162
0-19-153809-4
1-4356-2302-9
Schlagworte:
Personalism.
Idealism.
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