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On the dominium terrae

1. According to the orthodox interpretation of the imago Dei, it includes, albeit as pars minus principalis, the so-called dominium terrae of Gen 1:26 ff. "Dominium" is understood here in its root meaning to stand pro jure et potestate dominandi. Being created imago Dei, human beings are authorized, i.e., have both the right and the power, to rule.

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