George Hunsinger | Karl Barth and Radical Politics
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- Karl Barth was one of the most important Christian theologians of the twentieth century, but his political views have often not been taken sufficiently into account. Beginning with a representative early essay by Karl Barth, this volume proceeds with essays by Friedrich-Wilhelm Marquardt, Helmut Gollwitzer, Hermann Diem, Dieter Schellong, Joseph Bettis, and George Hunsinger. These contributions engage both the relationship of Barth’s theology to his socialist politics as well as Marquardt’s analysis. This new edition expands upon the earlier one by adding three new essays by Hunsinger on Barth’s theology and its relevance for human rights, liberation theology, and the theories of René Girard on violence and scapegoating. Hunsinger has extended the discussion as well as deepened our insight into how theology can speak meaningfully about fundamental issues of human need.
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George Hunsinger is Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was director of the seminary’s Center for Karl Barth Studies, 1997-2001.
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George Hunsinger is one of the greatest theologians of our time. His presentation of Karl Barth and Radical Politics introduces many to the social responsibilities inherent in the gospels. Dr. Hunsinger was my professor of theology during my time at Princeton Theological Seminary. I place Hunsinger in the pantheon of theologians such as James Cone, Reinhold Niebuhr, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dietrich Bonhoeffer in terms of his sensibilities pertinent to contextual theology and social justice. -Dr.Larry Covin
'pantheon of theologians' - some interesting wording there.
You have to admire George's stance and commitment to a Christian Democratic socialism and social justice informed by his lifelong study of Karl Barth.
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The comparison with Trump is ludicrous. Now that he is out I wish that would become clear to people like George, but I know it won't. It's particularly funny to see somebody try to use Barth to justify current progressive politics - which is culturally dominant and gives him a nice platform - and talk about "counter culture" at the same time. Progressivism was counter culture in the 60's, George, wake up. You are a professor at Princeton and your views are mainstream now, shared by most university professors in the humanities, not to mention most of the media and even corporations. YOU ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT.
Actually, he's not that wrong on Barth. But they still play the "oppressed minority" (which they never were to begin with, they were just seen as a bit odd), while they actually control virtually all positions of cultural power now. And anyone that call's out their hypocrisy and madness is painted as 'repressive'.