Theory and Praxis in Theology "after" Karl Barth: Eberhard Jüngel and Helmut Gollwitzer on Socialism and Solidarity
Some important thinkers have treated Liberation Theology and “Barthian” Theology as incompatible, understanding the latter as an impediment to self-consciously contextual theological approaches. But some proponents of Barth’s theology argue that it is contextual in important ways, and therefore a he...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 13, Issue: 4, Pages: 432-448 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Helmut Gollwitzer B Karl Barth B Theory B Socialism B Practice B Eberhard Jüngel B Political Theology |
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| Summary: | Some important thinkers have treated Liberation Theology and “Barthian” Theology as incompatible, understanding the latter as an impediment to self-consciously contextual theological approaches. But some proponents of Barth’s theology argue that it is contextual in important ways, and therefore a helpful resource for doing public theology. One way to redescribe the common complaint at the core of all these criticisms, and a way that relates those criticisms to liberation theology more generally, is by saying that they all pertain to the relationship between theory and praxis. The purpose of this article then is to address the relation between theory and praxis in the theologies of two significant practitioners of theology ‘after’ Karl Barth—Helmut Gollwitzer and Eberhard Jüngel—in part by examining their understanding of the relationship between Christianity and socialism. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7320 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341587 |