Theology

Wolf Krötke

Gottes Klarheiten

Eine Neuinterpretation der Lehre von Gottes 'Eigenschaften'

[God's Clarities. The Doctrine of God's 'Characteristics' and Today's Talk of God in Concrete Terms. By Wolf Krötke.]

2001. XI, 314 pages.
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The church and theology are at present confronted with God being forgotten on a massive scale. This is a challenge which is causing theologians to pay more attention to the doctrine of God's 'characteristics', a doctrine which deals with the question of how human beings talk about God in concrete terms. Wolf Krötke presents a critical analysis of the concept of God's characteristics and shows that these are actually clear qualities in which God reveals himself to humans. These characteristics make it possible to talk about God in concrete terms, to be close to him and at the same time to clarify the fundamental questions of human life.
The church and theology are at present confronted with God being forgotten on a massive scale. This is a challenge which is causing theologians to pay more attention to the doctrine of God's 'characteristics', a doctrine which deals with the question of how human beings talk about God in concrete terms. Wolf Krötke presents a critical analysis of the concept of God's characteristics and shows that these are actually clear qualities in which God reveals himself to humans. These characteristics make it possible to talk about God in concrete terms, to be close to him and at the same time to clarify the fundamental questions of human life.
Authors/Editors

Wolf Krötke Geboren 1938; 1957–65 Studium der Theologie in Leipzig, Naumburg und Berlin; 1967 Promotion; 1967–70 Vikar und Gemeindepfarrer; 1970 Studentenpfarrer in Halle/Saale; 1973–91 Dozent des kirchlichen Lehramts am Sprachkonvikt in Berlin; 1976 Ehrendoktor der Universität Tübingen; seit 1991 Professor für Systematische Theologie an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; seit 1994 Mitglied der Europäischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Recherches de Science Religieuse (RSR) — Jg.90 (2002), H.4, S. 573ff (Christoph Theobald)
In: Archivo Teologico Granadino — Jg.65 (2002), S. 345f (Juan A. Estrada)
In: Zeitzeichen — Jg.3 (2002), H.6, S. 63 (Klaus-Dieter Kaiser)
In: Kirchl. Amtsblatt d.Ev.Kirche Westf — 2002, Nr.7, S. 190f (Dr.Karl Wiggermann)
In: Theological Studies — Vol.65 (2004), H.1, S.228 (Joseph A. Bracken)
In: Reformierte Presse — 2004, Nr.33, S. 13 (Hans Francke)
In: Dialogo Filosofico — Jg. 51 (2001), H.17, S. 586
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — Jg. 127 (2002), H.9, S. 956ff (Jörg Dierken)
In: Theologische Revue — Jg.99 (2003), H.3, Sp.233f (Harald Wagner)
In: Theologische Rundschau — 77 (2012), S. 171–200 (Ernstpeter Maurer)
In: Tijdschrift voor Theologie — Jg.42 (2002), H.1, S. 97f (Herman-Emiel Mertens)
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