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Experiences in Theology: Ways and Forms of Christian Theology

Experiences in Theology: Ways and Forms of Christian TheologyExperiences in Theology: Ways and Forms of Christian Theology

Experiences in Theology

Ways and Forms of Christian Theology

Jürgen Moltmann (Author), Margaret Kohl (Translator)

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Theology always has been (and is for Moltmann) not an abstract or otherworldly endeavor, but one nourished by, and responsive to, experiences in, and with, life itself. In this volume, the final in his series of Beiträge (systematic "contributions" to theology), Moltmann revisits the landmarks of his own theological journey. He searches out those intersections of his own life with contemporary events that have kindled and impelled his theological thinking (part 1). The perspective of hope, the central moment in Moltmann's thought, is freshly explained, while other basic theological themes and concepts are developed and interrelated (part 2).

But more than that, Moltmann uses these theological tinders to spark the flames of the chief directions in liberating theological thought today—black, Latin American, Minjung, and feminist theologies—(part 3) and the central motif of Trinity (part 4).

This volume not only introduces Moltmann's theology, but it also utilizes the contemporary religious and political scene to incite the novice's own theological reflection.
  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • ISBN 9780800632670
  • Dimensions 5.5 x 8.5
  • Pages 320
  • Publication Date December 18, 2000

Endorsements

"Moltmann's systematic work thrives on the clutting edge of Christian theology....It will challenge and stimulate a whole generation of theologians to work at theology in different and more comprehensive ways."
— M. Douglas Meeks, Vanderbilt Divinity School

Table of Contents

    Abbreviations
    Translator's Note
    Preface

    I: What is Theology?
  1. Where do we think theologically? Locations of personal theological existance
  2. Who is a theologian?
  3. How does someone become a true theologian? Suffering from God and delight in God
  4. Theology of history
  5. Christian theology
  6. Natural theology

    II. Hermeneutics of Hope

  1. The logic of promise
  2. Historical hermeneutics
  3. Trinitarian hermeneutics of 'holy scripture'
  4. Theological epistemology

    III. Mirrow Images of Liberating Theology
  1. The two sides of oppression
  2. Black theology for whites
  3. Latin American liberation theology for the First World
  4. Minjung theology for the ruling classes
  5. Feminist theology for men
  6. Unanswered questions

    IV. The 'Broad Place' of the Trinity
  1. Personal approaches
  2. I believe in the triune God
  3. From the historical hope in God's promise to the spatial experience of God's indwelling
  4. The unity of the Trinity: the concept of perichoresis
  5. Trinitarian experience of God
  6. The trinitarian experience of fellowship
  7. 'The Trinity is our social programme'

    Epilogue: 'The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom': Science and Wisdom

    Notes
    Index of Names
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