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Addressed by the Word
Eduard Thurneysen on Being Human
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2023
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Eduard Thurneysen (1888-1974) was a close friend and confidant of Karl Barth. Whereas Barth pursued an academic career in theology, Thurneysen was committed to pastoral ministry. For him, the church is the "Existenzgrund" and subject of all theology as the gathered congregation is addressed and shaped by God’s living Word. Cast in Barth’s long shadow, Thurneysen has often been overlooked in scholarship. However, he is a significant theologian in his own right, focusing on questions of pastoral care, the church, popular culture and the intersection of theology with other disciplines (such as psychology). In short, his theology is earthed in the messy and ordinary reality of being human.
In this book, Jordan Redding argues that Thurneysen’s theology of being human continues to offer much to the church today. Thurneysen realized that the practice of pastoral care reflects assumptions about what it means to be human. Conversely, pastoral practices articulate, embody, and inform theological anthropology. Thurneysen’s theology of being human is therefore deeply practical. This book is for anyone interested in the intersection of theological anthropology with pastoral practice of the church. It is also recommended for anyone interested in practical questions emerging from Barth’s Theology of the Word.
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2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1554-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1555-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
294
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Preface No access
Introduction No access
Strong Impressions and Inspirations No access
The Human Being Crying Out for Life No access
The Human Being and the Wisdom of Death No access
The Human Being Claimed by Christ the Lord No access
The Human Being under the Judgment of the Cross No access
The Human Being as Personal Ganzheit under the Claim of God No access
Theological Anthropology as Practical Task No access
Theological Anthropology as Pastoral Task No access
Theological Anthropology in the Horizon of Hope No access
