Central to Christian anthropology stands the question of man’s basic nature. Is he spirit? Is he flesh? Is he both? Is he more truly one or the other? The answer to this question will echo across theology, from Christology and
As per last week, the universal man does exist, for we must have a universal which the word ‘man’ refers to. The universal man does not exist, inasmuch as (contra liberalism) men are not interchangeable without regard for their history
Some define liberalism as being founded on a belief in a ‘universal man’, some common essential which, unless obscured by its refusal, is present in all persons. On this ground, liberalism asserts, no actual difference is discernable between Englishmen, Pakistanis,
The world of the Medieval Scholastics was shaken by a great question: nominalist, conceptualist, or realist? To many of us, these terms are strange or oddly placed. ‘Realism’ seems understandable, but what about the other two? Conceptualism and nominalism are