The legacy of Hans W. Frei / George Hunsinger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunsinger, George, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frei, Hans W.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2025.

System Details:

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Summary:

This volume demonstrates Hans W. Frei's unique contribution to theology and biblical hermeneutics. Divided into five parts, the volume first outlines key biographical details, including a little­known interview from 1980 (excerpted), and Frei's Jewish background while growing up in Nazi Germany. The subsequent four parts offer insights into both the centrality of biblical narrative and its fateful eclipse by modernity, as well as Frei's usage of Anselm and Barth. The scholars who contribute to this volume examine Frei's analytical rigor, his plea for a "high Christology" in the service of the church; and his shifting interpretations over the years regarding scripture's "literal sense". They examine Frei's relationship to other contemporary notables such as Paul Ricoeur, Eberhard Jüngel, George A. Lindbeck and Carl F. H. Henry, along with an alternative Roman Catholic reading of the history of biblical hermeneutics over against the one he advocates.

Contents:

Foreword, Katherine Sonderegger (Virginia Theological Seminary, USA) Part 1: Personalia 1. Interview with Hans W. Frei, 1980 (Fortunoff Archive for Holocaust Testimonies) Part 2: The Enduring Importance of Hans W. Frei's Work 2. Hans Frei and the Meaning of Biblical Narrative, William C. Placher (Wabash College, USA) 3. Hans Frei in Context: A Theological and Historical Memoir, John F. Woolverton (Editor of Anglican and Episcopal History, USA) Part 3: Theological Themes in Frei's Work 4. Frei's Early Christology: The Book of Detours, George Hunsinger (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA) 5. Frei's Later Christology: Radiance and Obscurity, Jason A. Springs (University of Notre Dame, USA) 6. The Barthian Heritage of Hans W. Frei, John Allen Knight (Marist College, USA) 7. Hans Frei and Anselmian Theology, Jeffrey Stout (Princeton University, USA) 8. Frei and the Project of Christological Reflection, David H. Kelsey (Yale Divinity School, USA) Part 4: Postliberal Hermeneutics 9. Hans Frei and the Hermeneutics of the Second Naïveté, Garrett Green (Connecticut College, USA) 10. Hans Frei and Eberhard Jüngel on Narrative in Christian Theology, R. David Nelson (Independent Scholar, USA) 11. The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: Analysis and Critique, George P. Schner, SJ (Regis College, Toronto, Canada) 12. Meaning and Truth in Narrative Interpretation: A Reply to George Schner, Bruce D. Marshall (Perkins School of Theology, USA) Part 5: Hans Frei's Achievement 13. Hans Frei, George Lindbeck, and the Objectivity of Scripture, Mike Higton (Durham University, UK) 14. The Carl Henry/Hans Frei Exchange Reconsidered, George Hunsinger (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA) 15. On Being Theologically Hospitable to Jesus Christ: Hans Frei's Achievement (University of Cambridge, UK) Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-567-70605-2

0-567-70606-0

0-567-70604-4

OCLC:

1479201304