Bøger af Wolfhart Pannenberg

Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928-2014) war ein evangelischer Theologe mit herausragender Bedeutung fur die Philosophie und Theologie im 20. Jahrhundert, insbesondere innerhalb der Okumene. Die Konzeption "Offenbarung als Geschichte", die unter anderem auf Gerhard von Rads exegetischer Arbeit fusste, machte Schule und wurde zu einer bestimmenden Stromung innerhalb der systematischen Theologie. In diesem Band werden seine Schriften Was ist der Mensch?, Die Bestimmung des Menschen, Christliche Spiritualitat, Metaphysik und Gottesgedanke und Grundlagen der Ethik erneut zuganglich gemacht.

Pannenberg is of the opinion that life is inevitably religiously defined. This assumption provides a basis for his description of the human identity. In this context Pannenberg also considers comprehensive topics of cultural anthropology.

The essays included in this volume focus on specific standpoints inherent to our understandings of God. From a survey of Western philosophies, Pannenberg concludes that the Christian view of truth is distinctive because of its emphasis on the future. On the subject of faith, he asserts that rational knowledge does not oppose faith, but rather gives support to it. Also, the ideas of Feuerbach and Nietzsche as well as those of the dialectic theologians are critiqued by the author. All in all, Pannenberg's uniting of classic theological insights with contemporary life will speak to the contemporary appropriation of traditional Christian themes.In this classic, two-volume set of collected essays, Wolfhart Pannenberg gives special focus to the ways in which history, hermeneutics, reason and truth all guide and inform our various attempts at understanding God. This focus, then, offers the reader a unique insight into the revelation of God. Pannenberg writes, "To say that the revelation of God is not a supernatural event which breaks into history perpendicularly from above but rather that it is the theme of history itself, the power that moves it in its deepest dimension, is to say something about God and his relation to the world."

This volume argues that theology and Christology are inseparably bound together: one can only talk about God when one talks about Jesus. The author develops that connection systematically and brings together dogmatics, biblical exposition and philosophical reflection.

Wolfhart Pannenberg is widely regarded as one of the foremost Christian thinkers of this century. The publication of this book, the third and final volume of his masterful Systematic Theology, brings to completion the English translation of his magnum opus. In Volume 3 Pannenberg completes his theological project with the exposition of the Christian doctrines of the Holy Spirit, salvation, the church, and the eschatological hope. At the heart of this volume lies the theme of the church; it not only comprises the largest chapter but is intimately related to each of the other doctrines--to the Spirit as an eschatological gift and to individual salvation as a sign of its future consummation. Throughout this work Pannenberg brings to bear the vast historical and exegetical knowledge and keen philosophical argumentation for which he is well known.

Many scholars of religion sit by timidly waiting to hear what physicists and biologists say about the world of nature, then adjust their religious visions accordingly; but not systematic theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg. Based on a dialogue between theologians and scientists from more than three decades, Pannenberg poses theological questions to...