How I Have Changed: Reflections on Thirty Years of Theology [Paperback]

Jrgen Moltmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

In June 1996, to celebrate Jürgen Moltmann’s seventieth birthday, a remarkable group of theologians, both Catholic and Protestant, gathered in Tübingen. They spent the day discussing, before a large audience, how their theology had changed or not changed over the previous thirty years. This book is a record of what they said, together with the text of a subsequent television broadcast and an assessment of the day by a distinguished journalist. In addition to Jürgen Moltmann and his wife Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel, the theologians involved were Eberhard Jüngel, Dorothee Sölle, Johann Baptist Metz, Norbert Greinacher, Jörg Zink, Philip Potter, and Hans Küng. Between them they cover nearly all of the most important areas of theology, from systematic theology to feminist theology and liberation theology. They also show in a striking way how their careers were stamped by the war and the subsequent division of Germany, lending an unforgettable personal touch to their accounts. Here, then, are most of the great European theologians of the last thirty years, many of them about to retire, leading us to wonder whether a future generation will ever see the likes of these again. Jürgen Moltmann is Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology in the Protestant Theological Faculty at the University of Tübingen.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The autobiographical revelations are fascinating and insightful...An enjoyable book for those interested in Continental theology and the interplay of life and thought." --John C. Shelley, Furman University, reviewing for Religious Studies Review, January 1999 (John C. Shelley Religious Studies Review )

"...lively and readable first-person accounts do provide insights useful for those who want to explore further [the question] "what has become of our new approach after Barth and Rahner, Bultmann and Tillich". --Calvin Theological Journal (John Bolt Calvin Theological Journal )

"The autobiographical revelations are fascinating and insightful...An enjoyable book for those interested in Continental theology and the interplay of life and thought." --John C. Shelley, Furman University, reviewing for Religious Studies Review, January 1999 (, Religious Studies Review )

"...lively and readable first-person accounts do provide insights useful for those who want to explore further [the question] "what has become of our new approach after Barth and Rahner, Bultmann and Tillich". --Calvin Theological Journal (, Calvin Theological Journal )

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Trinity Press Int'l; 1 edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563382415
• ISBN-13: 978-1563382413
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,779,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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