__What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes us persons? How can we find the path to human maturity__?  
  
These are among the fundamental questions that Rowan Williams helps us to think about in this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human.  
  
The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on the person of Christ, inviting us to consider how, through him, 'our humanity in all its variety, in all its vulnerability, has been taken into the heart of the divine life'.  
  
With discussion questions for personal or group use at the end of each chapter, this is a book that readers of all religious persuasions will find both challenging and highly rewarding.  
  
__Contents__  
  
1\. What is consciousness?  
2\. What is a person?  
3\. Bodies, minds and thoughts  
4\. Faith and human flourishing  
5\. Silence and human maturity   
  
Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

"Being Human" by Rowan Williams explores consciousness, personhood, and human maturity. It includes discussion questions and a meditation on Christ, suitable for diverse readers.

\["For anyone curious about the nature of humanity", "Explores deep questions about consciousness and identity", "You will gain insights into your own humanity and faith"\]

This book delves into the essence of being human and our consciousness.

Rowan Williams Williams

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Introduction

1 What is consciousness?

2 What is a person?

3 Bodies, minds and thoughts

4 Faith and human flourishing

5 Silence and human maturity

Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

Notes

Acknowledgements

What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes us persons? How can we find the path to human maturity?  
  
These are among the fundamental questions that Rowan Williams helps us to think about in this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human.  
  
The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on the person of Christ, inviting us to consider how, through him, 'our humanity in all its variety, in all its vulnerability, has been taken into the heart of the divine life'.  
  
With discussion questions for personal or group use at the end of each chapter, this is a book that readers of all religious persuasions will find both challenging and highly rewarding.  
  
Contents  
  
1\. What is consciousness?  
2\. What is a person?  
3\. Bodies, minds and thoughts  
4\. Faith and human flourishing  
5\. Silence and human maturity   
  
Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

"Being Human" by Rowan Williams explores consciousness, personhood, and human maturity. Includes discussion questions for personal or group reflection. Suitable for all readers.

\["For anyone interested in the big questions of life","Rowan Williams explores what it means to be human in the light of Christ","You'll find new ways of seeing life, and questions to carry with you day-to-day"\]

Almost every novel, song, poem, artwork, joke and story ask the same question: what does it mean to be human?

  
In it there are all sorts of issues about identity, consciousness, free-will, maturity, memory, and experience. And it is amongst these questions that Rowan Williams has written a guide to help you think about what it means to be a human being. This not so much an easy-come-easy-go buffet of answers, but rather a guide to help you in your exploration of what being human means.

  
Written with grace and poignant, each chapter of the book explores different aspects of human existence. From consciousness to relationships to faith and science, this book is the perfect philosophical primer for anyone struggling with the big questions. In a similar manner to Alain de Botton, whose own philosophical musings are made to be applicable to everyday life, Rowan Williams ends each chapter of the book with discussion questions that readers of all kinds will find enlightening and fruitful.

  
And at the end of it all, the book asks what it means to be human in the light of Christ, who became one of us, embracing the troubles and vulnerabilities of human life, and then ascended back to divinity.

  
For anyone wanting help thinking about the big questions, or just wanting a different way of looking at life, Being Human is a beautifully-written guide to human maturity and meaning.

  
Contents

1. What is consciousness?
2. What is a person?
3. Bodies, minds and thoughts
4. Faith and human flourishing
5. Silence and human maturity   
      
    Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

Taking a Christian look at the big questions every person on earth has asked themselves, Rowan Williams asks what it really means to be human.

__What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes us persons? How can we find the path to human maturity?__These are among the fundamental questions that Rowan Williams helps us to think about in this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human.

The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on the person of Christ, inviting us to consider how, through him, 'our humanity in all its variety, in all its vulnerability, has been taken into the heart of the divine life'.

With discussion questions for personal or group use at the end of each chapter, this is a book that readers of all religious persuasions will find both challenging and highly rewarding.

Contents

1\. What is consciousness?  
2\. What is a person?  
3\. Bodies, minds and thoughts  
4\. Faith and human flourishing  
5\. Silence and human maturity

Epilogue: Humanity transfigured

A deeply engaging exploration of the nature of human concsciousness and personhood by one of the world's greatest theologians

"Being Human" by Rowan Williams explores consciousness, personhood, and maturity. It includes discussion questions for reflection, appealing to diverse readers interested in faith

\["For seekers of deeper meaning in life and faith", "Explores pressing questions about consciousness and personhood", "You will gain insights into your own humanity and growth"\]

This book invites you to explore profound questions about what it means to be human.

Being Human

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