Incarnational Humanism by Jens Zimmermann | Book Launch

The Houston Centre invites you to celebrate the launch of the second edition of Jens Zimmermann’s acclaimed book, Incarnational Humanism (Regent College Publishing, 2024).
ABOUT THE EVENT
Professor Jens Zimmermann will look back on his experience of writing and revisiting Incarnational Humanism and reflect on how his ideas have developed in the twelve years since the first edition was published. He will then be joined by Hans Boersma (Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology, Nashotah House Theological Seminary) for conversation on incarnational humanism’s relevance for our cultural moment.
ABOUT THE BOOK
First published in 2012 by InterVarsity Press, Incarnational Humanism offers a theological understanding of what it means to be human. This understanding is rooted in the incarnation of Christ, the supreme expression of true humanity and true Godhood in one. From this centre, it charts a course for Christians to engage-and to transform-culture for the life of the world.
ABOUT THE HOUSTON CENTRE
The Houston Centre for Humanity and the Common Good is a five-year initiative of Regent College, grounded in Dr. James M. Houston’s comprehensive vision of integrative scholarship. Its main task is to foster interdisciplinary and interreligious dialogue on the central question of the late-modern world: what does it mean to be human?
Inviting a range of philosophical perspectives through collaboration with the University of British Columbia and other institutions, the Centre explores a holistic understanding of humanity that accounts for the unique social, political, and theological issues of our time. Comprising a community of leading scholars, the Centre generates dialogue across disciplines-theology, philosophy, biology, cognitive science, political studies, and more-in order to navigate the mystery of the human person.
Through public lectures, seminars, and a variety of publications, the Houston Centre helps others engage theological questions of humanity for the common good.