Theology of the Person | Holger Zaborowski | Going Beyond Oneself

Описание: Going Beyond Oneself. The Dignity of the Human Person and the Revolution of Mercy

This paper explores the self-transcending act of mercy and focuses on the relation between merciful action, being a morally responsible person, and human dignity.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Holger Zaborowski (DPhil, Oxford; Dr. Phil., Siegen) is Professor of Philosophy at the Universität Erfurt, Germany. His main research interests include German idealism, 20th century German philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. He has written and contributed to multiple books, including Robert Spaemann’s Philosophy of the Human Person: Nature, Freedom, and the Critique of Modernity (Oxford University Press, 2010), Natural Moral Law in Contemporary Society (Catholic University of America Press, 2010), and Heidegger’s Question of Being: Dasein, Truth, and History (Catholic University of America Press, 2017). He is co-editor of the Heidegger-Jahrbuch and of Interpretationen und Quellen.

ABOUT THE JAMES M. HOUSTON CENTRE FOR HUMANITY AND THE COMMON GOOD:

The James M. Houston Centre for Humanity and the Common Good is a five-year initiative of Regent College dedicated to the question of human identity and its importance for conceptions of the good life. Grounded in Dr. James M. Houston’s Christian theological vision of integrative scholarship combining academic study, practical research, and lived reality, the Centre will provide opportunities for interdisciplinary and inter-religious dialogue on the question of what it means to be human. Through planned collaboration with UBC and other academic institutions, and by inviting insights from a wide range of secular and religious perspectives, the Centre aims to engage in a broad consideration of human identity and the common good.