global-journal-of-human-social-science-c-sociology-culture Global Journal of Human-Social Science - C: Sociology & Culture 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 62590 The Transformation of the Self in a Secular Culture. A Discussion on Pannenberg’s Position FallaCecilia Echeverría GUATEMALA 15 01 2020 20 C6 1 7

The topic under consideration is the change in the human self understanding in the secular culture, according to Pannenberg, a contemporary thinker of great rational strength. The author poses some questions which underline the ambiguities of secularization and its historical causes. The result has been a new model of manAccording to Pannenberg, the impact of the (17th-18th centuries) Modern ideas over the concept of the self has been great. The author highlights the fact that some of Pannenberg´s arguments are contradictory, because his logic about God does not go beyond the rational sphere, for him the problem of atheism and secularization lies in God inaccessibility, not in man´s will.

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The topic under consideration is the change in the human self understanding in the secular culture, according to Pannenberg, a contemporary thinker of great rational strength. The author poses some questions which underline the ambiguities of secularization and its historical causes. The result has been a new model of manAccording to Pannenberg, the impact of the (17th- 18th centuries) Modern ideas over the concept of the self has been great.