Wolfhart Pannenberg
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Abstract This paper will examine the implications of an extended “field theory of information,” suggested by Wolfhart Pannenberg, specifically in the Christian understanding of creation. The paper argues that the Holy Spirit created the... more
Christian theology is staked on the distinctiveness of salvation history as the arena for divine action, but this claim has been questioned in light of the movement known as Big History, which seeks to tie the trajectory of historical... more
Does the notion of 'Trinitarian persons' have any practical value for the lives of Christians today? While theologians such as Karl Barth and Karl Rahner have famously argued that 'person' is an outdated term that can no longer adequately... more
Prompted by the September 4, 2014 passing of a Continental titan of Protestant systematic theology, this article summarizes the life and thought of Wolfhart Pannenberg. A brief review is offered of his conversion from atheism to the... more
In her eschatology, Antje Jackelén labors to repudiate dualism between time and eternity. Eternity is not merely timelessness, she argues. Rather, eternity consists of multi-layered time, wherein the present time is influenced by our hope... more
Wolfhart Pannenberg is one of the most important theologians of the second half of the twentieth century. This volume offers the first full historical and thematic survey of Pannenberg’s corpus, from his early work on the theology of... more
In the current debate in Trinitarian theology, the so called “communional” model emphasizes the reciprocal relations between the three divine persons working in the history of salvation because it has a one-sided view of the relations of... more
For Pannenberg, the eschatological future is considered as the locus where the ultimate causation lies. Such an idea shapes Pannenberg’s doctrinal accounts of Christ and the Trinity in an idiosyncratic way. However, as this article will... more
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This essay seeks to make a contribution to Catholic practical theological methodology through a discussion of "anticipation" as developed in the theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg. Its main thesis is that an understanding of the proleptic... more
The topic under consideration is the change in the human self understanding in the secular culture, according to Pannenberg, a contemporary thinker of great rational strength. The author poses some questions which underline the... more
Is it even legitimate to talk about scriptural authority in the postmodern context where metanarratives are rendered obsolete; or, do we need to rely on a circular appeal to scripture to validate its own claims? This essay grapples with... more
We can see an abundant use of the term «Vorstellung » (representation) in the first volume of Wolfhart Pannenberg's Systematic Theology. Such employment is not harmless for an author who studied as much the work of Hegel. After a few... more
RESUMEN: Este artículo trata de examinar la naturaleza conceptual del tránsito de la filosofía a la teolo-gía en la reflexión sobre la unidad y el sentido de la historia en el pensamiento de Wolfhart Pannenberg. Nos proponemos esclarecer... more
Wolfhart Pannenberg reproche à Karl Barth sa méthode de la théologie trinitaire qui postule un sujet divin antérieur à sa triple différenciation si bien que le fils et l’esprit sont « unilatéralement » dépendants du Père, et il se décide... more
The article offers a critical appreciation of the Lutheran theologian Hermann Cremer (1834-1903), the leading figure of the so-called Greifswald School at the turn from the 19th to the 20th century. In particular, I consider Cremer’s... more
Questo studio, dedicato al razionalismo critico di Hans Albert - la prima monografia sul filosofo tedesco in Italia - intende metterne in luce le possibilità costruttive e i limiti. Sviluppando e radicalizzando il pensiero di Popper, nel... more