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Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard

Revelation as Unknowing

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Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard

Revelation as Unknowing

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What do Christians mean when they talk about revelation? What sort of truth do Jesus and the Bible disclose? Knowledge or doctrine, required beliefs or a moral code, the answers Christians give to these questions tend to be objective in form: something they “have” that others lack. In Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard: Revelation as Unknowing, Carl S. Hughes draws on Martin Luther and Søren Kierkegaard—two of the most Christocentric and biblically oriented theologians in history—to suggest a much-needed alternative.

Hughes blends historical, philosophical, and constructive approaches to theology in lively and engaging prose. He spotlights the objectifying tendencies in Luther’s thought that become so influential in modernity, while also finding resources in Luther’s own theology for a very different approach. Then, Hughes turns to Søren Kierkegaard—one of Luther’s fiercest critics and, at the same time, most faithful inheritors. Hughes argues that Kierkegaard carries some of Luther’s most provocative themes further than Luther himself ever dares. The result is a “Kierkegaardian-Lutheran” theology of revelation that resonates with mystical and apophatic theology, resembles art more than information, and transforms lives to incarnate the love of Christ in diverse and ever-changing ways.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
A Note on References
Prologue
Introduction: A Kierkegaardian-Lutheran Theology of Revelation
I. Revelatory Darkness: Luther on Christ and the Cross
II. The Light of Revelation? The Peril and Promise of Luther on the Bible
III. In a Mirror Dimly: Kierkegaard on Christ and the Cross
IV. Mirrors without End: Kierkegaard on the Bible, Luther, and the Task of Theology
V. In the Whirlwind: Kierkegaard’s Theologies of Suffering
Conclusion
Bibliography

Product details

Published Jul 23 2024
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 222
ISBN 9781666951332
Imprint Lexington Books
Series New Kierkegaard Research
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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