Hans Frei and Edward Schillebeeckx : a conversation on method and Christology / Marguerite Thabit Abdul-Masih.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdul-Masih, Marguerite Thabit, 1956-

Contributor:

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Editions SR ; v. 26.

Editions SR ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology--Methodology.

Theology.

Experience (Religion).

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines.

Jesus Christ.

Frei, Hans W.

Schillebeeckx, Edward, 1914-2009.

Schillebeeckx, Edward.

Physical Description:

vi, 187 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Edward Schillebeeckx and Hans Frei

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion = Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is "theological method"? Can there be more than one method? If so, how do you choose between them? How does method relate to experience? Would experience affect your choice of method and method affect experience? Abdul-Masih offers a three-part proposition. The first is that theological method is influenced by theological reasoning. That is, beliefs about the doctrines of revelation and God's activity will shape one's attitude toward experience. Your convictions provide a broad definition of "experience," and determine how it is to be used. Her second proposition is that one's attitude toward experience and its use will, in turn, shape subsequent theology. In other words, the relationship between theological method and subsequent theological discourse is circular or, more accurately, a spiral. Her third proposition is that "experience" is itself contextual, and therefore there is no right or wrong choice but rather a plurality of methods. To expand upon and illustrate her claim, Abdul-Masih analyzes, throughout her book, the methods of Edward Schillebeeckx and Hans Frei, who represent the tension in contemporary theology surrounding the issue of experience.

Contents:

Part One: Hans Frei. 1 Doctrinal Considerations: The Doctrine of Revelation; 2 Biblical Hermeneutics; 3 Jesus the Christ

Part Two: Edward Schillebeeckx; 4 Doctrinal Considerations: The Doctrine of Revelation; 5 A Hermeneutical Theory; 6 Jesus the Christ

Part Three: Frei and Schillebeeckx: A Comparison; 7 Doctrinal Differences; 8 Biblical Interpretation and Jesus the Christ; 9 Experience and Theology.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610925452

9781280925450

1280925450

9780889209060

0889209065

OCLC:

71348505