Rudolff Bultmann (1884-1976)

Rudolff Bultmann (1884-1976)

 

Faith

Faith is not knowledge of historical facts, but a personal response to the Christ confronted in the gospel message, the proclamation that G had acted in J -- j of history holds little relevance for faith.

The Lutheran theme of justification by faith to the realm of knowledge and thought.

"destroys every longing for security"

Kerygmatic understanding of revelation (characteristic of neo-orthodoxy)

 

Kerygma

Myth: the form of thought representing transcendent reality in this-worldly terms.

 

Hermeneutics

 

Transcendence

 

Existentialism and theology

How does G address humankind today? Theology must always speak about human existence at the same time.

 

 

Hans George Gardner

History - art - languagy