The Christian Roots of Individualism

• Main Author: Heath, Maureen P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Religion-History.; Theology.; Self.; Identity (Psychology).; History of Religion.; Christian Theology.; Self and Identity.

The modern West has made the focus on individuality, individual freedom, and self-identity central to its self-definition, and these concepts have been crucially shaped by Christianity. This book surveys how the birth of the Christian worldview affected the evolution of individualism in Western cult...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Values and Worldviews
• 3. Augustine and The Inner-Self Meme
• 4. Abelard, Heloise, and Ockham: The Intentional-Self Meme
• 5. Dante: The Responsible-Self Meme
• 6. Pico Della Mirandola: The Self-Made Man Meme
• 7. Luther: The Autonomous-Self Meme
• 8. Montaigne: The Subjective-Self Meme
• 9. Locke: The Natural Rights Meme
• 10. Epilogue: Conclusions.