Bultmann Unlocked

Tim Labron

ISBN 10: 056761655X / ISBN 13: 9780567616555

Published by T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 2012

About this Item

Study of the work of Rudolf Bultmann and its potential to generate fresh thought in Christian theology. 130pp with index. Small marks to contents page and cover and slkight creasing to cover, otherwise very good copy/ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 009835

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bultmann Unlocked
• Publisher: T & T Clark, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 056761655X
• ISBN 13: 9780567616555
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Paperback Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion, Belief, Philosophy, Theology & Mythology

About this title

Synopsis

The unique character of Rudolf Bultmann's thought has been missed by many traditional studies that cast him in exegetical or hermeneutic frameworks. His methods of source criticism and his concept of 'demythologizing' have led some to reject his thought in toto, others to label him as a subjectivist. Tim Labron steps out of such traditional studies by reading Bultmann as a unique scholar and leading to the keys that unlock the distinct character of Bultmann's thought, namely, John 1,14 and the principle of justification by faith. Bultmann uses them in a parallel function - to burn the traditional subject-object hierarchies and self-made foundations to the ground. Labron shows the implications this had for theology, religious studies and philosophy.

About the Author

Tim Labron is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Concordia University College of Alberta, Canada.