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Central ideas in the Kierkegaard corpus and their relevance to contemporary theological and philosophical concerns. Introductory lecture, seminar discussion of readings, discussions, one major term paper.
Central ideas in the Kierkegaard corpus and their relevance to contemporary theological and philosophical concerns. Introductory lecture, seminar discussion of readings, discussions, one major term paper.
Robert Doran remarked that Bernard Lonergan and Hans Urs von Balthasar are more in tune than many theologians thought possible during their own life-times. This course explores those areas of convergences as well as crucial differences in their work. From a focus on conversion and the reality of Christ we shall move to a detailed consideration of their Trinitarian foci. Here, the centrality of love both at the heart of the Trinity and as a core of the human condition is a possible substantial area of convergence. For both Lonergan and Balthasar becoming a human subject in love with God changes everything.
Pannenberg addressed all the great questions of modern theology- what kind of truth-claims can we make? What about openness to secular challenge? What about theodicy in the face of horror? He was a leading voice in the Trinitarian revival. How does the magnum opus compare with his methodological claims? What does it mean to talk about the future? What becomes of traditional substance-related claims about God? What role does Scripture play? Is Pannenberg more post-modern than he seems?
A seminar surveying the writings and thought of selected modem Eastern Orthodox theologians. Topics will include the neo-patristic synthesis; the Paris school and sophiology; trinitarian theology; ecclesiology; anthropology and soteriology; and Orthodoxy and ecumenism.
Committed to Christ, configured by their respective traditions, clearly friends, these two theologians were respectful at all times in their dialogue, distinctive in their differences and exemplified ecumenism in the academy and at the level of pastoral interchange. The Twentieth century Christian world was indebted to the work of Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar; this course is a chance to learn why and what impact their theology has in the twenty first century.