Towards a Theology of Relationship

Emil Brunner's Truth as Encounter in Light of Relationship Science

AvMichael Berra

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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A powerful new theology of relationship, based on Emil Brunner's seminal work.With the theme of relationship receiving renewed attention in a variety of areas, theological expressions of the subject are also being brought back into the spotlight. Although the concept of a personal relationship with God is a common Christian expression, it is often poorly defined. Here, Michael Berra draws on the Swiss theologian Emil Brunner to redefine and rehabilitate the analogy of relationship.Basing his study primarily on Brunner's seminal work Truth as Encounter, Berra proposes that relationship ought to be the central motif for the whole of theology. He investigates the theme in light of modern relationship science, arguing that God-human interaction categorically meets the definition of a relationship, and that it is existentially intended to be intimate. Scholars and church leaders will find in Berra's approach a refreshing voice in this dynamic field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-25
Mått:228 x 152 x 18 mm
Vikt:406 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227179895

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Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Michael Berra is a pastor-theologian currently serving at a large church (Prisma) in Switzerland and leading its school of ministry. He was previously the national youth director of the Evangelical Free Churches in Switzerland

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Discursive theology needs a philosophy that translates the biblical witness convincingly and boldly. How do we understand God and the world? Twentieth-century systematic theology responds with a relational ontology. From this, Michael Berra goes further and deeper. Drawing on Emil Brunner's groundbreaking 'theology of relationship,' he points to ways of reconstructing our habits of thought. It is worthwhile to follow him there.

Innehållsförteckning

Introductiona)Relationships Are Boomingb)Evangelical Shibboleth: A Personal Relationship with Godc)Emil Brunner: Unique among Relational Theologiansd)Motivation, Methodology and Structure: Building on Brunner in Light of Relationship ScienceI: Truth as Encounter: Emil Brunner, the Relationship Theologian 1.Relationship: Emil Brunner's leitmotifa.Existnetial: Relationship at Praxis b.Epistemological: Relationship as Theological Leitmotif 2.Why Building on Emil Brunner? a.Why Not Brunner? b.Why Brunner? II: Personal Correspondence: Emil Brunner's Leitmotif 3.Personal Correspondence: Preliminary Considerations a.Brunner's Evolving Terminology b.The Problem of Systematizing Personal Correspondencec.The Question of Structuring Personal Correspondence4.Personal Correspondence as Ontic Basis a.Personal Correspondence as Primordial Relationship b.Responsory Actuality as Actual Relationc.Conclusions and Outlook 5.God-Towards-Human: The Call to Restoration of Personal Correspondence a.The Mediator: Jesus Christ, the Incarnated Wordb.Immediated by the Holy Spirit, Mediated through the Church6.Human-Towards-God: The Answer to Restoration of Personal Correspondencea.The Turning from Faith as Believing Something b.Happy Asymmetry: God First, Humans Secondc.The Importance of Reciprocity in Freedom d.Faith as Self-Disclosure in Loving ResponsivenessIII: The Analogy of Relationship: Personal Correspondence in Light of Relationship Science7.Analogy of Relationship: Preliminary Considerations a.What is a relationship?b.Relationship Science as Point of Referencec.A Working Theory of Analogy8.Comparing Human and God-Human Relationshipsa.A Personal Relationship with God?b.A Close Relationship with God?c.An Intimate Relationship with God?d.Conclusion: The Analogy of RelationshipIV: Towards a Theology of Relationship 9.The Analogical Argument a.The Categorical Argument b.The Existential Argument c.The Epistemological (Theological) Argument d.The Argument towards a Theology of Relationship e.Objections10.Outlook: Ten Propositions Expanding Emil Brunner's Leitmotif of Relationship a.Material: Towards a Systematic Theology of Relationship b.Existential: Towards an Intimate Relationship with Godc.Formal: Towards a Communication of Relationship EpilogueAppendix: A Brief Introduction to the Major Frameworks of Relationship ScienceBibliography