Eberhard Jüngel fue un teólogo luterano alemán cuyo trabajo se centró en la teología sistemática y la filosofía de la religión. Fue Profesor Emérito en la Facultad de Teología Evangélica de la Universidad de Tubinga. Sus contribuciones radican en exploraciones profundas sobre la naturaleza de la fe y lo divino. Sus escritos son valorados por su rigor intelectual y profundidad teológica.
The work explores a theology centered on God as the crucified figure, navigating between the extremes of theism and atheism. Jungel critiques modernity's reluctance to engage with the divine, cautioning against excessive discourse that risks silencing God. He argues for a narrative approach to theology, likening it to a love story that expresses God's humanity. This thought-provoking text challenges readers to reconsider how they articulate their understanding of God, aiming to rejuvenate theological discourse.
"These essays treat major topics in Christian dogmatics and philosophical theology. They include an overall survey of Jungel's own theology; interpretative studies of Kierkegaard and the work of Heinrich Vogel; dogmatic studies of the historical Jesus, the hiddenness of God, the sacrifice of Christ, justification and ethics, aesthetics and theological anthropology." "Throughout, the work is characterised by Jungel's acute analysis of texts and themes in theology and philosophy, and by lively engagement with the intellectual heritage of modernity."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
A selection of eight essays from one of the most pre-eminent theologians of this century, covering topics including language, Christology and ecclesiology, and natural theology
Jungel explores and evaluates the role of justification in Christianity, and emphasizes its centrality to Christian faith. This work covers discussions of sin and grace and considers writings from Plato to Aristotle through to 20th century Catholic and Protestant thinkers.
English summary: This book contains historical, systematic and exegetical studies of the alternatives of Christian theology which range from theism to atheism. In the identity of God and love and in the differentiation between faith and love, the author senses the possibility to withstand atheism and to conceptualize God as the mystery of the world and the humanness of human beings in such a manner that we emphasize the importance of being rather than having. German description: Dieses Buch enthalt historische, systematische und exegetische Untersuchungen zur Moglichkeit christlicher Theologie zwischen Theismus und Atheismus. In der Identitat von Gott und Liebe und in der Unterscheidung von Glaube und Liebe nimmt der Verfasser die dem Atheismus standhaltende Moglichkeit wahr, Gott als Geheimnis der Welt und das Menschsein des Menschen so zu denken, dass wir aus Habenden Seiende werden.Dass das Selbstverstandliche auch verstanden wird, ist alles andere als selbstverstandlich. Theologie ist selbstverstandlich Rede von Gott. Versteht sie auch, wovon sie redet? Die Untersuchungen dieses Bandes wollen auf ihre Weise dazu verhelfen, dass wir sagen konnen, wovon wir eigentlich reden, wenn wir von Gott reden.Eberhard Jungel
