Mitigated Freedom? Thomas Pröpper's Reappraisal as Theological Tribute to Autonomy
Thomas Pröpper's (1941-2015) systematic theology, that was deemed particularly innovative especially in the German-speaking Catholic realm but thus far has garnered hardly any international attention, poses the question of whether a reflection of the is and ought of freedom yields any returns f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Theology today
Year: 2019, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 494-503 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Thomas Proepper
B Ethics B Modernity B God B Freedom |
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| Summary: | Thomas Pröpper's (1941-2015) systematic theology, that was deemed particularly innovative especially in the German-speaking Catholic realm but thus far has garnered hardly any international attention, poses the question of whether a reflection of the is and ought of freedom yields any returns for the question of God and moreover for ethics.1 A theological way of thinking should be established that helps with understanding faith whilst also offering philosophical justification.2 For eminently theological reasons, Pröpper pursues a theology of freedom because God's self-revelation as love can be adequately inferred through concepts of freedom.3 Pröpper's theological approach of a question of the contemporary philosophy of subject and freedom also involves the inclusion of authority-critical thought.4 According to Pröpper's own information, Hermann Krings's freedom thinking in particular alongside his transcendental philosophy,5 tracing back to Immanuel Kant and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, is applicable to Pröpper's own approach.6 Consequently, for Pröpper a theological argument can be given only from man (ex parte hominis). For such an argument to be convincing, it must fulfil satisfy two criteria: it must be able to exist in the application of one's own reason ("im Gebrauch der eigenen Vernunft") and in the execution of freedom ("im Vollzug der Freiheit").7 |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573618810363 |