The Staurocentric Logic of Eberhard Jüngel: Pneumatology and Ecclesiology
Ecclesiology and pneumatology remain two areas of Eberhard Jüngel's thought that are repeatedly critiqued as being 'underdeveloped' or 'deficient' due to his reliance on an Augustinian grammar in describing the Holy Spirit. This article argues for a revised understanding of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-305 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NBN Ecclesiology |
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Jüngel, Eberhard (1934-2021)
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| Summary: | Ecclesiology and pneumatology remain two areas of Eberhard Jüngel's thought that are repeatedly critiqued as being 'underdeveloped' or 'deficient' due to his reliance on an Augustinian grammar in describing the Holy Spirit. This article argues for a revised understanding of both Jüngel's trinitarian theology and ecclesiology in light of his commitment to staurocentrism. Jüngel's staurocentric doctrine of God, for which he is so often lauded, is only possible because of the Augustinian grammar he accepts for his pneumatology. Only as the bond of love, the relation between the relations, can the Spirit make clear how it is that the triune God, fully identified with the life of Jesus, can die. Ultimately, Jüngel builds on Augustine's doctrine of the Spirit to demonstrate two distinct, yet interrelated, theological principles: first, that the person of the Spirit is indispensible within the event of God's triune being; and second, that within the church it is the Spirit's personhood, uniquely, which makes possible ecclesial correspondence to God. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12224 |