Tussen goed en kwaad: Carter Heywards relationele ontologie en de Onmogelijkheid van het volmaakt goede
Anja Kosterman examines the ethical premises of Carter Heyward's theology of right relationships. The premise which forms her principal focus is that of the possibility of perfect goodness. Kosterman considers this hypothesis to be untenable from the point of view of Heyward's own relation...
| Published in: | Proeven van vrouwenstudies theologie ; deel IV: |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | Dutch |
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1996
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Proeven van vrouwenstudies theologie ; deel IV:
Year: 1996, Pages: 17-39 |
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| Summary: | Anja Kosterman examines the ethical premises of Carter Heyward's theology of right relationships. The premise which forms her principal focus is that of the possibility of perfect goodness. Kosterman considers this hypothesis to be untenable from the point of view of Heyward's own relational ontology and unproductive from a feminist perspective. In order to avoid the laying down of unattainable moral ideals and the psychological questioning of people, Kosterman proposes that a distinction be drawn between the willingness and the capacity to do good. Within a relational theology, more consideration should be given to its underlying fundamentals, i.e. the developing of relational capacities and skills in early youth. A second flaw in Heyward's theology which in Kosterman's view similarly derives from an unwillingness to accept imperfections and limitations, concerns an ambivalence in the thinking about the God-wo/man relationship. On the one hand, Heyward sees this relationship as the model of reciprocity and equality, while on the other, by placing a one-sided emphasis on people's own responsibility, she depicts God as wholly dependent on human action. In Kosterman's view there should be more emphasis placed on human beings' dependence on God. In order to do this it is necessary to relinquish the image of God's perfect goodness which until now has remained virtually unchallenged even within feminist theological circles. |
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| ISBN: | 9021170132 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Proeven van vrouwenstudies theologie ; deel IV:
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-70733 HDL: 10900/129370 |