Clouds of the Cross in Luther and Kierkegaard:Revelation as Unknowing (New Kierkegaard Research)

by: Carl S. Hughes Texas Lutheran University (Author)

Publisher: Lexington Books

Publication Date: 2024/7/17

Language: English

Print Length: 222 pages

ISBN-10: 1666951323

ISBN-13: 9781666951325

Book Description

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 alteative. 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 modeity, while also finding resources in Luther’s own theology for a very different approach. Then, Hughes tus 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 incaate the love of Christ in diverse and ever-changing ways.

About the Author

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 alteative. 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 modeity, while also finding resources in Luther’s own theology for a very different approach. Then, Hughes tus 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 incaate the love of Christ in diverse and ever-changing ways.