Imago Dei: On the Transcendence of the Human Person

Here is an essay that I wrote in 2005 before the blog. I just found it today while cleaning up some old files. My first excursion into philosophy...

Imago Dei: On the Transcendence of the Human Person

The essay was written to discuss the following issue: "The human person, by virtue of being created imago Dei, is an independent being, individually unique, rational, the subject of moral agency, co-creator, and inherently social. Accordingly, human persons possess intrinsic value and dignity, implying certain rights and duties with respect to the recognition and protection of the dignity of themselves and other persons. These truths about the human person's dignity are known through divine revelation, but are also discernible through reason."