Johann Baptist Metz's Memoria Passionis and the Possibility of Political Forgiveness

The idea of memoria passionis promoted by Johann Baptist Metz provides a strong basis for correlating the Christian creed of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and our political engagement in atrocious situations. However, Metz's idea of memory and remembering is not sufficient as we at...

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Main Author: Adiprasetya, Joas (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2017]
In: Political theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 233-248
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Metz, Johann Baptist 1928-2019 / Passion / Remembrance / Political theology
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Forgiveness
B dangerous memory
B memoria passionis
B Johann Baptist Metz
B Remembering
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Summary:The idea of memoria passionis promoted by Johann Baptist Metz provides a strong basis for correlating the Christian creed of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and our political engagement in atrocious situations. However, Metz's idea of memory and remembering is not sufficient as we attempt to construct a just and peaceful society based on the Christian notion of forgiveness. This article attempts to make use of Metz's memoria passionis, while at the same time proposing the necessity of political forgiveness as an intrinsic aspect of such a memorative faith. In such a proposal, forgiving and remembering must be two unavoidable and intertwined dimensions of memoria passionis Jesu Christi.
Item Description:Das Heft ist als Doppelheft erschienen: "Volume 18 Numbers 3-4 May-June 2017"
ISSN:1462-317X
Contains:Enthalten in: Political theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1462317X.2015.1131800