Because the idea of the ‘image of God’ rests on an assent to belief in God’s existence for it to have meaning, in conclusion an argument for this assent is presented in light of Edith Stein’s phenomenology. It also argues that the phenomenological method of enquiry is a more appropriate method for addressing the question of what it is to be a human individual made in the ‘image of God’. This study argues that the natural-scientific theory of evolution does not, in fact, prove the non-existence of God. The issue of the existence of God became particularly problematic after Hume and Feuerbach’s scepticism and, in more recent times, in light of criticisms stemming from Darwin’s theory of evolution and in particular by some neo-Darwinists who claim to prove God does not exist. There are, however, many interpretations of what this means, giving rise to problems regarding what in fact is being conveyed by this idea. This thesis investigates the development and significance of the idea of the human being as made in the ‘image of God’, from its origin in the book of Genesis through its historical and philosophical unfolding.
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