You be the judge. Here’s my contribution as applied to PVS patients, which you can also access by the tab at the top of Bioethike’s page.
I believe this is the first paper to consider and critique the concept of the imago Dei as explained by Rev. Dr. Nathan Jastram, who offers “to be like God” as a general definition of the image. I believe Dr. Jastram’s definition is deficient, and ultimately leads to a devaluation of the unique dignity of man, although I am sure he would disagree with that assessment. I grateful to Dr. Jastram for spending about 45 minutes of his time last week explaining his views to me over the phone, and also for reviewing and providing helpful comments to this paper.
It is also the first paper that I’m aware of that briefly explores the differences in biblical interpretation between the orthodox Lutherans and contemporary Lutheran theologians, in this case Johann Gerhard and Dr. Jastram. For more information about that, see the Twentieth-Century Project, also located as a tab at the top the page.
