Author: ZHAI Kang, Lecturer, School of Marxism, Jiangxi Agricultural University.
Abstract:
The Openness of Humanity not only means that humanity is different from animals, but also means that humans are in a dynamic process of selftranscendence. As a modern theologian, Wolfhart Pannenberg regards the openness of human beings as one of their basic characteristics, and thinks that the creative activities of humans are aimed at enabling people to know God beyond themselves and the world. Pannenberg uses this concept to form a rational foundation for the integration of theology and anthropology. This paper discusses Pannenberg’s theological interpretation of the concept of “openness to the world” in philosophical anthropology. By analyzing the similarities between Scheler and Karl Rahner on this concept, it dialectically explains Pannenberg’s theological reconstruction of the Openness of Humanity, and the significance of constructing the foundation of theological anthropology with this concept. The paper then criticizes Pannenberg’s Christian theological position from two aspects: inspiration source and value dimension, based on an understanding of the concept of “imagination” and multiculturalism.
Keywords:
Pannenberg, openness, spirit, philosophical anthropology, imagination
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