A clear introduction to the major works of Kierkegaard that highlights the Lutheran framework of Kierkegaard's thought, and combines exposition of the philosophical, theological, and historical context of his works with an engaging critical dialogue that brings Kierkegaard into debate with twenty-fi[...]
Daphne Hampson argues that a distinction must be maintained between the Christian myth and human awareness of a dimension of reality which is God. The myth is evidently untenable: there can be no particular revelation or intervention in history. As in any other discipline, so also in theology the cr[...]
Catholic thought and Lutheran thought are differently structured, embodying divergent conceptions of self and God. Failing to grasp the Lutheran paradigm, Catholics have wrenched Luther into an inappropriate framework. Roman/Lutheran ecumenism, culminating in the âJoint Declarationâ of 199[...]
Feminism represents a radical challenge to Christianity. Having developed its doctrine and its scriptures in a world in which women were considered subordinate, the Christian religion is now confronted with a deeply held ethical belief that women should be treated as equals.Dr Hampson argues that th[...]