Reliable knowledge, true freedom: The remnant of the analogia temporalis in the theology of Robert Jenson and its implications for the epistemology–freedom debate
While Karl Barth balances the reliability of revelation with divine counterfactual freedom through the analogia temporalis, Robert Jenson rejects this form of analogy, arguing that it posits an unknowable reality of God behind revelation. He instead transposes metaphysics into narratological terms,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 73, Issue: 3, Pages: 239-251 |
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Jenson, Robert W. 1930-2017
/ Barth, Karl 1886-1968
/ God
/ Freedom
/ Narrativity
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBB Doctrine of Revelation NBC Doctrine of God |
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analogia temporalis
B Karl Barth B Divine Freedom B Epistemology B Ontology B Robert Jenson |
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| Summary: | While Karl Barth balances the reliability of revelation with divine counterfactual freedom through the analogia temporalis, Robert Jenson rejects this form of analogy, arguing that it posits an unknowable reality of God behind revelation. He instead transposes metaphysics into narratological terms, arguing that this secures the reliability of revelation and divine freedom, since it means God is future to (and so undetermined by) events in time. This metric for divine freedom cannot, however, replace counterfactual possibility; hence, the analogia temporalis (presupposed in counterfactuals) re-emerges in Jenson's theology. This form of analogy is essential in balancing the reliability of revelation with divine freedom. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-3065 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0036930620000356 |