Saturday, October 06, 2007

Coming full theo-philosophical circle?

Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, the great existentialist philosopher, reacted against the philosophy of G.W.F. Hegel, in part, because Hegel's philosophy brought God down too far and abstracted him too much. Hegel did this by saying that history is the autobiography of God (which in turn was a reaction to the unknowable God of Kant...anyways...). Kierkegaard affirmed, instead, that God was transcendent and personal.

Postmodern theology, done after the projects of modernity (think Star Trek and how earth is devoid of poverty, illness, etc.) have had devastations like the Holocaust, emphasizes the immanence of God, the suffering God (Moltmann). Both Kierkegaard and (good) PoMo theology react against abstract theology, but based on their location in the story must emphasize different elements of who God is.

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