Becoming Human

The Way 52/1 (January 2013), Becoming Human

The wooden puppet Pinocchio, the tragic monster created by Dr Frankenstein and Lieutenant Commander Data, the robotic chief operations officer in Star Trek: The Next Generation: all yearn to be human, to share experiences that most of us take completely for granted. At times, though, Christianity has been presented as a way to escape from being human, to avoid the confusion and pain involved in a life shaped by passion and desire. So what should the relationship be between faith and the human condition; how should believers respond to the challenge of becoming human? These are the questions addressed in different ways by the articles in the current edition of The Way.

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