Imago dei: Man as the Image of God

Title

Imago dei: Man as the Image of God

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2005

Authors

Benz, Ernst (Primary), and Keele, Alan F. (Primary)

Journal

FARMS Review

Pagination

223-254

Volume

17 Issue

1 URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol17/iss1/10/

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Bibliographic Citation

Abstract

This translated lecture by the German theologian Ernst Benz probes the theological, philosophical, and mystical aspects of imago dei (man in the image of God) and its bearing on God’s relationship with man, especially as taught by the medieval theologian and mystic Master Eckhart. Benz discusses the true nature of human nobility and the apotheosis (deification) of man, an early Christian doctrine that disappeared in the fifth and sixth centuries but survived in Christian mysticism and is a unique feature of Mormon belief as revealed by its visionary founder, Joseph Smith.

Journal

The FARMS Review 17/1 (2005)

Early Christianity

Deification

Image of God

Apotheosis

Imago dei: Man as the Image of God

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