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August 30, 2005
Yancey on a Nazi behind bars, turned theologian....
In the latest online edition of Christianity Today Magazine, Philip Yancey writes a beautiful article on the German theologian, Jurgen Moltmann.
I particulary like Yancey's statement:
Upon release, Moltmann began to articulate his theology of hope. We exist in a state of contradiction between the Cross and the Resurrection. Surrounded by decay, we nonetheless hope for restoration, a hope illuminated by the "foreglow" of Christ's resurrection. Faith in that glorious future can transform the present—just as Moltmann's own hope of eventual release from prison camp transformed his daily experience there.
and this:
In a single sentence Jurgen Moltmann expresses the great span from Good Friday to Easter. It is, in fact, a summary of human history, past, present, and future: "God weeps with us so that we may someday laugh with him."
What a generation of theologians that were products of World War II and its circumstances. Such a rich theology in Moltmann's and other's writings such as Bonhoeffer, Barth, Brunner, etc.
Posted by rhett at August 30, 2005 06:26 PM
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Back when I was a student in seminary (1980-1984), Moltmann was one of my favorite theologians. It's been years since I read any of his work. But your post is prodding me to do so again.
Posted by: Mark Daniels at August 30, 2005 08:23 PM
Yancey is a really gifted writer. He has a great way of storytelling that gets to the heart of the message of grace and redemption. Thanks for the link to this article.
Posted by: Chad at August 31, 2005 04:09 PM
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