Idolatry and Mystery: Karl Barth’s Protestant Doctrine of Mystery as a Challenge to Apophaticism
This article contrasts the accounts of mystery used to combat idolatry found in the theology of Karl Barth and in contemporary apophatic theology. It describes Barth’s account of mystery as distinctly Protestant in its soteriological nature and basis in contrast to recent apophatic accounts of myste...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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2023
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Journal of reformed theology
Ano: 2023, Volume: 17, Número: 1, Páginas: 46-68 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | FA Teologia KAJ Época contemporânea KDD Igreja evangélica NBC Deus NBD Criação NBF Cristologia |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Karl Barth
B Grace B Criação do nada B Mystery B Jesus Christ B Apophaticism |
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| Resumo: | This article contrasts the accounts of mystery used to combat idolatry found in the theology of Karl Barth and in contemporary apophatic theology. It describes Barth’s account of mystery as distinctly Protestant in its soteriological nature and basis in contrast to recent apophatic accounts of mystery based on the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. These divergent theologies of mystery—as either light or darkness based on different dogmatic res—ultimately reveal contrasting commitments in the doctrine of God. For both, Jesus Christ is the light of God’s gracious revelation. However, the movement in apophatic theology is from the light of Christ to the mystery of divine darkness, while in Barth’s theology Jesus Christ is the luminous mystery of God that dispels the Deus absconditus. This article argues that idolatry is better counteracted by Barth’s positive concept that mystery is grace and filled with content in Jesus Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-bja10038 |