ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that the concept of humility that lies at a "deep grammar" level a thematic level at the heart of historic Christianity, can help protect anthropology from these temptations and enrich both robust anthropological theorizing and practical anthropological practice. It shows that embracing Christianity's kenotic core also bulwarks one for doing anthropology with a great deal of integrity, even when appraised by way of anthropology's own measuring stick. The chapter aims to recommend the theme of humility a humble posture of listening, honoring, respecting, and learning from persons and communities as a primary and principal theme found in all historically faithful Christianity. The model presented here the incarnated image of Jesus as depicted in Christianity can help ground anthropology in concrete ethical faithfulness to local communities and it can also help to anchor it in self-critical, unpretentious learning and awareness in the academy.
