'In Spirit and in Truth': Can Charles Taylor Help the Woman At the Well Find Her Authentic Self?
This article evaluates the usefulness of `authenticity' for a theological analysis of selfhood. In his Ethics of Authenticity, Charles Taylor makes a case for the retrieval of authenticity which seems to invite a theological account of the self, one he stops short of offering. Taylor's arg...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2008
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 325-341 |
| Further subjects: | B
Authenticity
B Charles Taylor B Rudolf Bultmann B Self B John 4 B Identity |
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| Summary: | This article evaluates the usefulness of `authenticity' for a theological analysis of selfhood. In his Ethics of Authenticity, Charles Taylor makes a case for the retrieval of authenticity which seems to invite a theological account of the self, one he stops short of offering. Taylor's argument is expounded, and a preliminary critique is offered. The theological possibility invited by Taylor is then examined by means of a reading of John 4:1—34. With John we conclude that while authenticity may begin and frame such a discussion, knowledge of the truth of the self is given by divine revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946808096814 |