Showing papers on "Revelation published in 2009"
Dissertation•
03 Jul 2009
33 citations
Book•
06 May 2009
TL;DR: Bonhoeffer's second dissertation as mentioned in this paper deals with the questions of consciousness and conscience in theology fro the perspective of the Reformation insight about the origin of human sinfulness in the "heart turned in upon neither to the revelation of God nor to the encounter with the neighbor".
Abstract: Written in 1929-1930 a Dietrich Bonhoeffer's second dissertation, this book deals with the questions of consciousness and conscience in theology fro the perspective of the Reformation insight about the origin of human sinfulness in the "heart turned in upon neither to the revelation of God nor to the encounter with the neighbor".
29 citations
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01 Dec 2009
TL;DR: The Saint's Impresarios as discussed by the authors chart the vicissitudes of four new domestic shrines, established by Moroccan-born men and women in peripheral development towns, following an exciting revelation involving a saintly figure.
Abstract: The astonishing revival of saint worship in contemporary Israel was ignited by Moroccan Jews, who had immigrated to the new country in the 1950s and 1960s. "The Saint's Impresarios" charts the vicissitudes of four new domestic shrines, established by Moroccan-born men and women in peripheral development towns, following an exciting revelation involving a saintly figure. Each of the case studies discussing the life stories of the 'saint impresarios' elaborates on a distinctive theme: dreams as psychocultural triggers for revelation; family and community responses to the initiative; female saint impresarios as healers; and the alleviation of life crises through the saint's idiom. The initiatives are evaluated against the historical background of Jews in Morocco and the sociopolitical and cultural changes in present-day Israeli society. This title is for readers interested in Israel and Jewish Studies, folk religion and mysticism, cultural and psychological anthropology, and Moroccan Jews.
29 citations
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22 Sep 2009TL;DR: The case of the Hebrews Conclusion Bibliography Index as mentioned in this paper is based on the case of Hebrews 4.1.1 and the Hebrew Bible 4.2.1 [2].
Abstract: Introduction 1. Vera Religio 2. Spinoza's Bible: concerning how it is that 'Scripture, insofar as it contains the word of God, has come down to us uncorrupted' 3. Politics, law, and the multitude 4. Reason, revelation, and the case of the Hebrews Conclusion Bibliography Index.
25 citations
20 May 2009
TL;DR: In this article, the occurrence of angelic imagery in early Christian discourse about the Holy Spirit is discussed, and it is shown that the angelomorphic pneumatology occurs in tandem with spirit christology within a theological framework still characterized by a binitarian orientation.
Abstract: This book discusses the occurrence of angelic imagery in early Christian discourse about the Holy Spirit. Taking as its entry-point Clement of Alexandria's less explored writings, Excerpta ex Theodoto, Eclogae propheticae, and Adumbrationes, it shows that Clement's angelomorphic pneumatology occurs in tandem with spirit christology, within a theological framework still characterized by a binitarian orientation. This complex theological articulation, supported by the exegesis of specific biblical passages (Zech 4: 10; Isa 11 : 2-3; Matt 18:10), reworks Jewish and Christian traditions about the seven first-created angels, and constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity. Evidence to support this claim is presented in the course of separate studies of Revelation, the Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat.
24 citations
Book•
01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: The book of Revelation is one of the most complicated in the New Testament as discussed by the authors, and it calls for a prophetic reaction to the world and uses some of the violent language of the entire Bible. Brian Blount's commentary, now available as a casebound, provides a sure and confident guide through these difficult and sometimes troubling passages.
Abstract: The book of Revelation is one of the most complicated in the New Testament. The book calls for a prophetic reaction to the world and uses some of the most violent language of the entire Bible. Brian Blount's commentary, now available as a casebound, provides a sure and confident guide through these difficult and sometimes troubling passages, seeing Revelation as a prophetic intervention and at the same time an awe-inspiring swirl of frightening violence and breathtaking hope. The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.
24 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory of divine timing is proposed for the production of revelatory discourse and its political implications, and an unknown text from Martin Luther King Jr. (an orator we thought we had read) is examined as a foray into an area of our discipline.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to advance the discussion of kairos by developing it as a theory of divine timing. While some critics have noted kairos' potential for understanding “God's time,” we lack a grounding of this interpretation in the close analysis of religious texts. This paper does so and asserts that kairos can be understood not only as a hermeneutic for considering temporal constraints, but also as a theory for the production of revelatory discourse and its political implications. Ultimately, the article tries to enrich our comprehension of kairos (a figure we thought we had understood) by examining an unknown text from Martin Luther King Jr. (an orator we thought we had read) as a foray into an area of our discipline that we have neglected to develop: the rhetoric of revelation.
20 citations
01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: There are a range of Jewish works from the Second Temple period which offer revelations of divine secrets and are similar in form and content to the New Testament apocalypse, from which they derive their generic description "apocalypse".
Abstract: There are a range of Jewish works from the Second Temple period which offer revelations of divine secrets and are similar in form and content to the New Testament apocalypse, from which they derive their generic description 'apocalypse'. The word 'apocalypse' is used to refer to literary texts which offer revelation and the content of divine revelation. In the modern period the noun 'apocalyptic' (from the German 'Apokalyptik') has been widely used as a heuristic device which serves as a generic label for a collection of revelatory, symbolic and eschatological ideas. The two important areas for understanding the origin of apocalypticism- prophecy and wisdom-both have considerable affinities with the oldest parts of this early apocalypse. There are fragments throughout the pseudepigrapha which enable us to glimpse something of the antecedents of the theosophic and cosmological speculation which were to form the cornerstone of later Jewish belief.Keywords: early apocalypse; literary texts; pseudepigrapha; Second Temple period
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10 Oct 2009
TL;DR: Segovia and Sugirtharajah as discussed by the authorsernando F. Segovia as discussed by the authors have published a post-colonial commentary on the Acts of the Apostles and the First and Second Letters of John.
Abstract: Fernando F. Segovia A Postcolonial Commentary: Configurations Approaches, Findings, Stances Warren Carter 'The Gospel of Matthew' Benny Tat-siong Liew 'The Gospel of Mark' Virginia Burrus. 'The Gospel of Luke- The Acts of the Apostles' Fernando F. Segovia 'The Gospel John' Neil Elliott 'The Letter to the Romans' Richard Horsley 'The First and Second Letters to the Corinthians' Sze-kar Wan 'The Letter to the Galatians' Jean-Pierre Ruiz 'The Letter to the Ephesians' Efrain Agosto 'The Letter to the Philippians' Gordon Zerbe and Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro 'The Letter to the Colossians' Abraham Smith 'The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians' Ralph Broadbent 'The First and Second Letter to Timothy, The Letter to Titus' Allen Dwight Callahan 'The Letter to Philemon' Jeremy Punt 'The Letter to the Hebrews' Sharon Ringe 'The Letter of James' Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza 'The First Letter of Peter' Cynthia Briggs Kittredge 'The Second Letter of Peter' R. S. Sugirtharajah 'The First, Second and Third Letters of John' Rohun Park 'The Letter of Jude' Stephen Moore 'The Revelation to John' RS Sugirtharajah 'Postcolonial and Biblical Interpretation: The Next Phase'.
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20 Apr 2009
TL;DR: A list of illustrators for Mexican Catholicism can be found in this article, where the authors discuss the evolution of the Church and its role in the resurgence of Mexican Catholicism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Abstract: List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Moving the Faithful 1 Part I Reform The Clergy and Catholic Resurgence 1 An Enterprising Archbishop 43 2 Crowning Images 73 3 The Spirit of Association 98 Part II Revelation Indigenous Apparitions and Innovations 4 Catholics in Their Own Way 141 5 Christ Comes to Tlacoxcalco 164 6 The Second Juan Diego 206 7 The Gender Dynamics of Devotion 242 Picturing Mexican Catholicism 271 Notes 291 Bibliography 335 Index 355
01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this article, Feenstra and Wainwright discuss the relationship between God and creation, and the problem of good and evil in relation to creation, as well as the relation between creation and creation.
Abstract: Introduction Part I. God: 1. Trinity Ronald J. Feenstra 2. Necessity Brian Leftow 3. Simplicity Brian Davies 4. Omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence William J. Wainwright 5. Goodness John E. Hare 6. Eternity and providence William Hasker Part II. God in Relation to Creation: 7. Incarnation Katherin A. Rogers 8. Resurrection Stephen T. Davis 9. Atonement Gordon Graham 10. Sin and salvation Paul K. Moser 11. The problem of evil Chad Meister 12. Church William Abraham 13. Religious rites Charles Taliaferro 14. Revelation and miracles Sandra Menssen and Thomas D. Sullivan 15. Prayer Harriet Harris 16. Heaven and hell Jerry L. Walls.
TL;DR: The authors argued that the Miaphysite leaders identified the exegesis of the Psalms, the quintessence of the scriptures and the heart of the daily liturgy, as a key means of shaping their community's religious beliefs and addressing larger political issues.
Abstract: By the 540s the anti-Chalcedonian Syrian Miaphysites had experienced frequent periods of persecution and were in the process of developing into an independent church, with distinct structures and doctrine. Unable to found schools for their clergy, they needed alternative methods to provide ideological formation. This paper argues that the Miaphysite leaders identified the exegesis of the Psalms, the quintessence of the scriptures and the heart of the daily liturgy, as a key means not only of shaping their community's religious beliefs but also of addressing larger political issues. Their chosen exegete was Daniel of Salah who in c.542 produced a Psalm commentary in homiletic form which addressed numerous issues of contemporary relevance. His response to Christological controversy is touched upon, but the focus is on his development of Miaphysite imperial ideology. Previous historians have usually argued that the Miaphysites demonstrated great loyalty to the institution and person of the emperor, despite persecution at their hands. This paper argues to the contrary that while Daniel accepted the need for political allegiance to the emperors, he denies them any role as special mediators of divine revelation or faith. The true king is the crucified Christ, in whose image the mind or reason of each human was created, and it is the guidance of these which is to be followed in religious matters.
TL;DR: Revelation addresses a struggle over how followers of Jesus might negotiate the complex imperial realities of Roman rule, and it also raises the urgent issue of how contemporary followers of the prophet may negotiate the world's most powerful empire as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Revelation addresses a struggle over how followers of Jesus might negotiate the complex imperial realities of Roman rule. The call for societal distance and disengagement resists and seeks to conceal other voices that urge greater levels of societal interaction. Revelation also raises the urgent issue of how contemporary followers of Jesus might negotiate the world's most powerful empire—the one we in the United States inhabit.
Journal Article•
TL;DR: Lample as mentioned in this paper presents a comprehensive and scholarly introduction to the history and teachings of the new Revelation, as well as the Baha'i community's collective understanding and practice in relation to expansion and consolidation during the decade beginning in 1996.
Abstract: Revelation and Social Reality: Learning to Translate What Is Written into Reality. By Paul Lample. West Palm Beach, Florida: Palabra Publications, 2009, viii + 294 pages, including references, notes, and index.The importance of a book can be judged as much by its timing as by its content. One thinks, for example, of the generally acknowledged effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin in accelerating processes that culminated in the American Civil War. In the growth and development of the Baha'i Faith thus far, one might well consider Baha'u'llah and the New Era, the first truly comprehensive and scholarly introduction to the history and teachings of the new Revelation, as having come at just the right moment, as the community entered years of unprecedented efforts in teaching and proclamation. Similarly, it is difficult to imagine a book more aptly suited to the present period in the Faith's evolution than this most recent work by Paul Lample.Mr. Lample's objective is to explore both the interaction of humanity with the word of God and the processes by which divine revelation achieves the aim - as described by Baha'u'llah - "to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest itself both outwardly and inwardly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions" [Kitab-i-Iqan 240). Mr. Lample illustrates how these processes have shaped the historical experience of the Baha'i world community, placing emphasis on developments since the global adoption of the institute training process in 1996. He then relates both the processes and experience to certain trends in current philosophical discourse.The book is divided into two parts. The first, consisting of four chapters, addresses how the revelation of God effects social transformation; how the Baha'i community engages in the process of translating "what is written into reality" through action guided by the revealed word of Baha'u'llah and protected by the elucidations of His designated Interpreters and the guidance of the Universal House of Justice; how the Baha'i community's collective understanding and practice evolved in relation to expansion and consolidation during the decade beginning in 1996; and how these same principles apply to the community's efforts to contribute to the advancement of civilization.The second part, consisting of two chapters, correlates the picture drawn in the first part with certain aspects of contemporary thought - particularly the problematic issues of knowledge and power. Mr. Lample makes it clear that he is neither offering a thorough analysis of these issues nor attempting a comprehensive treatment of current philosophical trends. He aims instead to deal briefly with various criticisms that might be aimed at the Faith by those who consider its approaches and concepts either naive or coercive.In developing his theme, Mr. Lample draws on an unusual and varied career of service to the Baha'i Faith at all levels - local, national, and international. A current member of the Universal House of Justice, he previously served as a Counselor member of the International Teaching Center and in the Office of Social and Economic Development at the Baha'i World Center. In addition, before settling in Haifa in 1994, Mr. Lample had been a member of the National Teaching Committee serving the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, a staff member of the U.S. Baha'i National Center in several capacities, and a founder of the Magdalene Carney Baha'i Training Institute in Florida. In each of these arenas of service, he was intensely active as a teacher, scholar, and administrator - a rich combination of experiences that equipped him well for the task he set for himself in writing this book.The quality of Mr. Lample's writing reflects the years of development that preceded the book's publication, throughout which various themes touched on in the book were explored in a variety of papers, talks, and courses he delivered. …
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16 Nov 2009
TL;DR: The first comprehensive analysis of the praise motif in the New Testament can be found in this article, which draws insights from ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman views about praise of deity and compares praise in "Luke" with praise in two other ancient narratives: Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth.
Abstract: Readers of the New Testament have long observed that "Luke" and "Acts" contain numerous scenes in which characters praise God. This study offers the first comprehensive analysis of this important narrative motif. Featuring a close reading of "Luke-Acts", it draws insights from ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman views about praise of deity, and it compares praise in "Luke" with praise in two other ancient narratives: Tobit and Joseph and Aseneth. Attention to praise of God sheds light on Luke as historiographer and on his treatment of revelation, healing, conversion, and eschatology.
01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a "trial balloon" sketching God's action in the world, accepting with critical seriousness both the present and projected knowledge of reality as from the sciences, philosophy and other non-theological disciplines, and the present knowledge of God, his relationship with people and world, and his/his activity within it.
Abstract: The author intends this chapter as a "trial balloon". The chapter sketches God's action can be described in the world, accepting with critical seriousness both the present and projected knowledge of reality as from the sciences, philosophy and other non-theological disciplines, and the present knowledge of God, his/her relationship with people and world, and his/her activity within it. From revelation, and partially from reason, it is know that God exists, created the universe and all that is in it, reveals him/herself to people, loves and cares for people, continually acts within material creation, particularly now through Jesus and the presence of his spirit-a promise which will be fulfilled only after our deaths. There are a series of unsolved problems related to divine action, which flow from this discussion of the impossibility of adequately articulating or modeling God's direct action towards a creature. Keywords: God's direct action; revelation; scientific knowledge of reality
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01 Jan 2009TL;DR: Rosenzweig's Bible as discussed by the authors examines the high stakes, both theological and political, of Rosenzwig's attempt to revivify the Hebrew Bible and use it as the basis for a Jewish textual identity.
Abstract: Rosenzweig's Bible examines the high stakes, both theological and political, of Franz Rosenzweig's attempt to revivify the Hebrew Bible and use it as the basis for a Jewish textual identity. Mara Benjamin's innovative reading of The Star of Redemption places Rosenzweig's best-known work at the beginning of an intellectual trajectory that culminated in a monumental translation of the Bible, thus overturning fundamental assumptions that have long guided the appraisal of this titan of modern Jewish thought. She argues that Rosenzweig's response to modernity was paradoxical: he challenged his readers to encounter the biblical text as revelation, reinventing scripture – both the Bible itself and the very notion of a scriptural text – in order to invigorate Jewish intellectual and social life, but did so in a distinctly modern key, ultimately reinforcing the foundations of German-Jewish post-Enlightenment liberal thought. Rosenzweig's Bible illuminates the complex interactions that arise when modern readers engage the sacred texts of ancient religious traditions.
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21 Dec 2009
TL;DR: The Chronology of the Holy Bible as discussed by the authors, the Book of the Watchers and Ascent to Heaven, The Book of Daniel and the Kingdom of Holy Ones, The Heavenly Messiah 5. The Heavenly Temple, the Fate of Souls after Death, and Cosmology 6. Tours of Paradise and Hell and the Hekhalot Texts 7. Eschatology in the Byzantine Empire 8. Apocalyptic Movements in the Modern Era Further Reading Index
Abstract: Acknowledgments Chronology 1. Revelation in the Age of the Torah 2. The Book of the Watchers and Ascent to Heaven 3. The Book of Daniel and the Kingdom of the Holy Ones 4. The Heavenly Messiah 5. The Heavenly Temple, the Fate of Souls after Death, and Cosmology 6. Tours of Paradise and Hell and the Hekhalot Texts 7. Eschatology in the Byzantine Empire 8. Apocalyptic Movements in the Modern Era Further Reading Index
TL;DR: The authors argue that the notion of God as an immaterial personal creator with the omni-properties may reasonably be judged inadequate, at any rate from the perspective of a relationship ethics based on the Christian revelation that God is Love.
Abstract: Theistic religious believers should be concerned that the God they worship is not an idol. Conceptions of God thus need to be judged according to criteria of religious adequacy that are implicit in the ‘God-role’—that is, the way the concept of God properly functions in the conceptual economy and form of life of theistic believers. I argue that the conception of God as ‘omniGod’—an immaterial personal creator with the omni-properties—may reasonably be judged inadequate, at any rate from the perspective of a relationship ethics based on the Christian revelation that God is Love. I go on to suggest that a conception of God as the power of love within the natural universe might prove more adequate, with God’s role as creator understood in terms of final rather than efficient causation.
TL;DR: In this article, a Two Divine Books model is proposed to explore the relationship between the Bible and evolutionary science, and a complementary relationship between Scripture and science is proposed. But this model does not consider the evolution process.
Abstract: Evolutionary creation offers a conservative Christian approach to evolution. It explores biblical faith and evolutionary science through a Two Divine Books model and proposes a complementary relationship between Scripture and science. The Book of God's Words discloses the spiritual character of the world, while the Book of God's Works reveals the divine creative process. This view of origins recognizes that the Bible features an ancient conceptualization of nature, and consequently rejects concordism (or scientific concordism). It understands biblical revelation in the light of the Incarnation and suggests that Scripture was accommodated for an ancient Near Eastern mindset. Evolutionary creation holds a traditional notion of natural revelation. The reflection of intelligent design extends to the process of evolution, rejecting the God-of-the-gaps creative method, and declaring the faithfulness of the Creator's evolutionary mechanisms.
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29 Jun 2009
TL;DR: Horton as discussed by the authors provides an illuminating treatment of a dominant motif in Acts, which supports the main motif by showing how the glorious goal of overcoming death through resurrection only works for those rightly related to Christ.
Abstract: and symbolic demonstration (“showing”) of dying-and-rising by both major and minor figures. On the “showing” side, Tabitha and Eutychus experience literal death and resuscitation at the hands of Peter and Paul, respectively (Acts 9:36–42; 20:7–12), both of whom function not only as agents of the crucified-risen Christ, but also as mimetic followers undergoing their own Jesus-like, virtual death-and-resurrection. This identification is especially prominent in the language and plot of Peter’s eleventh-hour angelic “raising” and escape from a high-security, death-row prison cell (12:1–19) and Paul’s “rising” from a three-day fog of blindness and deprivation to a new vision and vocation devoted to the suffering-and-glorified Christ through baptism (9:1–19). Along with highlighting these primary, positive parallels to the dying-and-rising Christ, Horton also uncovers a secondary, contrasting pattern of death and decay in Acts, which supports the main motif by showing how the glorious goal of overcoming death through resurrection only works for those rightly related to Christ. Negative examples of Christian opponents (Herod [12:20–23]; Elymas [13:6–11]) or apostates inspired by Satan (Judas [1:16–20]; Ananias/Sapphira [5:1–11]; Simon Magus [8:9–24]) end with the reality or prospect of grisly, putrefying death with no (explicit) hope of redemption. A less extreme contrast also emerges in Christian preaching between the venerable King David who, though blessed by God, still remains in death’s corrosive clutches, and Jesus the Messiah whom God raised from the dead and “experienced no corruption” (13:37; cf. 2:25–36; 13:16–47). This concise, well-written book provides an illuminating treatment of a dominant motif in Acts. Though chiefly a literary study, it bears important theological and pastoral implications, especially in terms of balancing the sacrificial and beneficial poles of Christian faith and practice, which can so easily be skewed in either direction. Here, through the lens of Acts, we find a satisfying integration of a theology of cross (crucis) and glory (gloria).
TL;DR: Revelation as mentioned in this paper addresses the ordinary challenges facing Christians under Roman rule, rather than speaking only to those enduring a time of terror, and the book's visions seek to alter the way they see the political, religious, and economic dimensions of imperial life and to call them to renewed faithfulness to God and the Lamb.
Abstract: Revelation addresses the ordinary challenges facing Christians under Roman rule, rather than speaking only to those enduring a time of terror. Some of the readers were struggling, but others were affluent and complacent. The book's visions seek to alter the way they see the political, religious, and economic dimensions of imperial life and to call them to renewed faithfulness to God and the Lamb.
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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: The minor prophets in the Second Temple Period Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer and Breytenbach as mentioned in this paper have been identified in the New Testament Order Index of Quotations and Allusions.
Abstract: Abbreviations List of Contributors 1 The Minor Prophets in the Judaism of the Second Temple Period Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer 2 The Minor Prophets in Mark Ciliers Breytenbach 3 The Minor Prophets in Matthew Clay Ham 4 The Minor Prophets in Luke-Acts F van de Sandt 5 The Minor Prophets in John Maarten Menken 6 The Minor Prophets in Paul Steve Moyise 7 The Minor Prophets in Hebrews Radu Gheorgita 8 The Minor Prophets in James, 1&2 Peter Karen Jobes 9 The Minor Prophets in Revelation Marko Jauhiainen Index of Quotations and Allusions - New Testament Order Index of Quotations and Allusions - The Minor Prophets Order Index of Modern Authors.
TL;DR: In this paper, the development of a Christian theology of religions well equipped for engagement with religious others through discussion of the nature of religion, revelation, and redemption is discussed, affirming the extensiveness of providence from an inclusive perspective.
Abstract: This article addresses the development of a Christian theology of religions well equipped for engagement with religious others through discussion of the nature of religion, revelation, and redemption. It affirms the extensiveness of providence from an inclusive perspective and argues that Pentecostal pneumatology contributes positively to contemporary interreligious encounter. It concludes with practical suggestions on dialogue and evangelism. Affirmed throughout is ecclesiastical and educational applicability.
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02 Sep 2009
TL;DR: Fater Macken shows that a major reinterpretation of Barth's thought in this regard took place since 1968, and that Barth is now thought to have proposed a positive account of human autonomy as his theology developed as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The problem of human freedom before God echoes through the conflicts of western theology since Augustine and Pelagius and has posed an acute question to theologians for the past 200 years Karl Barth, perhaps the greatest Protestant theologian of the twentieth century, faced not only the question of autonomy but also the theological answers that liberals had attempted to provide to it His dissatisfaction with their answers led him to start a theological counter-revolution, which was thought to adopt a negative answer to the question of autonomy In this careful study Fater Macken shows that a major re-interpretation of Barth's thought in this regard took place since 1968, and that - far from being an opponent of human freedom in relation to God - Barth is now thought to have proposed a positive account of human autonomy as his theology developed Dr Macken demonstrates that Barth was neither fundamentalist nor conservative, but a creative and original thinker This notable book, written by a Roman Catholic theologian, provides a comprehensive and useful guide to the 'new wave' of German Barth interpretation