Christology as critique: on the relationship between Christ, creation, and epistemology
If the origin of the world is not a part of the world, what are the implications for our understanding of ourselves, the world, and its origin? In antiquity, both gentile and Christian authors agreed that the significance of this question could only be maintained by accepting the unbridgeable differ...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Pickwick Publications
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christology
/ Luther, Martin 1483-1546
/ Kierkegaard, Søren 1813-1855
/ Cusanus, Nicolaus 1574-1636
/ Hamann, Johann Georg 1730-1788
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| IxTheo Classification: | NBA Dogmatics NBF Christology |
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Nicholas of Cusa, Cardinal (1401-1464)
B Kierkegaard, Søren (1813-1855) B Hamann, Johann Georg (1730-1788) B Jesus Christ History of doctrines B Luther, Martin (1483-1546) B Jesus Christ Person and offices |
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| Summary: | If the origin of the world is not a part of the world, what are the implications for our understanding of ourselves, the world, and its origin? In antiquity, both gentile and Christian authors agreed that the significance of this question could only be maintained by accepting the unbridgeable difference between the world and God. Not even Christology as the most ambitious attempt at developing a model for divine-human communication was allowed to undermine the principle of absolute divine difference. This changed with the modern emphasis on univocity and measurability as the defining aspects of knowledge. From the point of view of a philosophy of absolute difference, this appears as an arbitrary loss of perspective. By focusing on four authors--Cusanus, Luther, Hamann, and Kierkegaard--who have explored how the Christian and paradoxical understanding of Christ as eternal God and true human subverts the modern emphasis on unambiguity and definability, the present investigation makes an attempt to retrieve what has been lost. Classical Christology as interpreted by these authors thus appears as an indispensable tool for receiving and appreciating the gift of the world in a way that is not unduly limited by anthropocentric prejudice. - back of book |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1532644892 |