Creatures of possibility :

Dalferth, Ingolf U.,

Creatures of possibility : the theological basis of human freedom / Ingolf U. Dalferth ; translated by Jo Bennett. - Grand Rapids,MI Baker Academic, c2016. - xxiii, 216 pages ; 23 cm

Translation of: Umsonst. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

From deficient being to beings of possibility: an introduction -- Of humanity and God: the perspective of reason and the wider perspective of faith -- Mere passive: the passivity of gift in Luther's theology -- All for nothing: on the art of giving and the limitations of gift -- Self-offering: from the act of violence to the passion of love -- Becoming human: compensation for a deficiency or excess of love? -- Creative passivity: the self-belittlement of human beings.

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Theological anthropology.

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