Pneumatology and theology of the cross in the preaching of Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt the Holy Spirit between Wittenberg and Azusa Street Simeon Zahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zahl, Simeon, author.

Series:

T & T Clark studies in systematic theology.

T & T Clark studies in systematic theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blumhardt, Christoph, 1842-1919.

Blumhardt, Christoph.

Holy Spirit.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

London New York T & T Clark 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book identifies the impasse between classical Protestant and contemporary charismatic and Pentecostal pneumatologies as a fundamental theological problem. Its goal is to contribute a constructive pneumatological proposal for moving beyond this impasse, based on the resources of the theology of Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (1842-1919). The disagreement is over the question of unmediated experience of the Holy Spirit. Luther's rejection of 'enthusiastic' pneumatologies on the basis of a narrow concept of the mediation of the Word and a pessimistic anthropology became Protestant orthodoxy. In relation to classical Protestantism, the primary theological distinctive of charismatic theology is its strong affirmation of unmediated experience of the Spirit in Christian life and worship. The Pentecostal movement's rapid growth in the past century has brought this difference to the fore. Christoph Blumhardt's theology, which integrates pessimistic anthropology and unmediated experience, is well-suited to exploring the impasse between the two theological traditions.

Contents:

Christoph Blumhardt and the contemporary pneumatological impasse

"Die, so that Jesus may live!" : Christoph Blumhardt's turn to theology of the cross, 1888-96

Gedanken aus dem Reiche Gottes : eschatology in Blumhardt's theology, 1888-96

Schwärmerei? : the category of "experience" in Blumhardt's theology, 1888-96

Blumhardt's life and thought, 1897-1919

Blumhardt's pneumatology : contributions and critical reflection

Blumhardt's pneumatology in dialogue : contemporary Pentecostal theology and Martin Luther

Beyond the impasse : "negative" experience of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life

Chapter One: Christoph Blumhardt and the Contemporary Pneumatological Impasse

Chapter Two: 'Sterbet, so wird Jesus leben!': Christoph Blumhardt's Turn to Theology of the Cross, 1888-96

Chapter Three: Gedanken aus dem Reich Gottes: Eschatology in Blumhardt's Theology, 1888-96

Chapter Four: Schwärmerei? The Category of 'Erlebnis' in Blumhardt's Theology, 1888-96

Chapter Five: Blumhardt's Life and Thought, 1897-1919

Chapter Six: Blumhardt's Pneumatology: Contributions and Critical Reflections

Chapter Seven: Blumhardt's Pneumatology in Dialogue: Contemporary Pentecostal Theology and Martin Luther

Chapter Eight: Beyond the Impasse: 'Negative' Experience of the Holy Spirit in the Christian Life

Bibliography

Notes:

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-202) and index

ISBN:

9786612806438

9780567660565

0567660567

9781282806436

1282806432

9780567133113

0567133117

OCLC:

670412169