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The Anthropocentric Turn in Philosophical Theology: An Introduction to Theological Anthropology

Sevcan Öztürk1
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1 ASBÜ, İslami İlimler Fakültesi, Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü 06050, Ankara, Turkey
BIJP 2020, 10(4), 1383–1404; https://doi.org/10.18491/beytulhikme.1642
Received: 19 August 2020 | Published online: 13 November 2020
© 2020 by the Authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
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Abstract

This article presents an introduction to theological anthropology, a discipline that resulted from the anthropocentric turn took place in the intellectual field in the modern era. By this means, it is aimed at contributing to the Turkish literature lacking in comprehensive studies dealing with theological anthropology. First, the philosophical background of the discipline has been examined in the light of the views of Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, and Wolfhart Pannenberg, who emphasise the need and significance of an anthropological approach in modern theological studies. Then, the contemporary discussion topics and methodological issues of theological anthropology as an independent field have been analysed in the light of the current literature.

Keywords
Theological anthropology
contemporary theology
Rahner
Barth
Pannenberg.
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