UID:
almahu_9948665167502882
Format:
1 online resource (471 p.)
Edition:
1st, New ed.
ISBN:
9783035303131
Content:
This book began to materialize in the 1960s and 1970s during clandestine seminars organized by the author for Czechoslovak thinkers who dared to ponder theological questions during the communist era. It therefore provides a revealing glimpse of some of the issues that were of concern to people living under the domination of both the Nazi and communist regimes. This aspect of the book is evident in its emphasis on questions of theodicy which are raised by the idea that Jesus’ death was initiated by God. At the same time, the book is very much concerned with contemporary issues. By analyzing traditional understandings of the cross held by a number of prominent theologians, the author seeks to address the fact that classic theories of the atonement do not speak in a compelling way to today’s secularized, post-Christian milieu. After examining perspectives that place central emphasis on the salvific consequence of Jesus’ death, the author presents his own views regarding the significance that Jesus’ life may have for the present age. He challenges his readers to venture a living interpretation of Scripture and explores the possibility that God’s plan of salvation is most faithfully represented by the compassion and justice that Jesus modelled throughout his entire life.
Note:
Contents: Interpretations of the cross advanced by Czech scholars, J. L. Hromádka, J. B. Souček, P. Pokorný and Jan Heller; German theologians, K. Barth, W. Pannenberg, H. Berkhof, R. Bultmann, F. Gogarten, E. Jüngel, G. Ebeling and P. Tillich; and the Japanese thinker, K. Kitamori – The writings of J. Moltmann and the debate related to his book The Crucified God – The failure of liberal theology and inadequacy of substitutionary theories of the atonement in a post-Holocaust, post-communist world – Existential implications of interrelated assumptions regarding God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit – Revising traditional views of prayer, reconciliation, forgiveness, Scripture, the sacraments, and God’s will and Jesus’ role in the history of salvation – Envisioning God as ‘other’, Jesus as the most faithful witness to God’s cause and the Holy Spirit as a spiritual catalyst – Interpreting Jesus as a descending God and incarnate Logos, i.e., an eschatological Truth coming toward us from the future.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783034307734
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3726/978-3-0353-0313-1
URL:
https://www.peterlang.com/view/product/44842?format=EPDF
