The Mission of Demythologizing: Rudolf Bultmann's Dialectical Theology
- ISBN-10
- 1451487924
- ISBN-13
- 9781451487923
- Category
- Demythologization
- Pages
- 953
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress Publishers
- Author
- David W. Congdon
Description
Rudolf Bultmann's controversial program of demythologizing has been the subject of constant debate since it was first announced in 1941. It is widely held that this program indicates Bultmann's departure from the dialectical theology he once shared with Karl Barth. In the 1950s, Barth thus referred to their relationship as that of a whale and an elephant: incapable of meaningful communication. This study proposes a contrary reading of demythologizing as the hermeneutical fulfillment of dialectical theology on the basis of a reinterpretation of Barth's theological project.
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