Prospects for Post-Holocaust Theology (Aar Academy Series) [Paperback]

Stephen R. Haynes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 1991 | Series: Aar Academy Series (Book 77)

This work examines the significance of "Israel" for Christianity in the pre-Holocaust theology of Karl Barth, and the post-holocaust theologies developed by Jurgen Moltmann and Paul van Buren. Concluding that Barth's "radical traditionalism" is an unsuitable basis for developing a post-Holocaust theology, the author turns to more promising work expressed by the "messianic theology" of Moltmann and the "radical theology" of van Buren. The book then distinguishes the work of Moltmann and van Buren from the work known as Holocaust theology, and places their work in the light of both the Reformed tradition and the revision of Christian doctrine after Auschwitz. The study concludes by discussing both the resources and obstacles facing post-Holocaust Christian theology.

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"[Haynes's] dissertation...is a masterpiece of comparisons between the prospects for a post-Holocaust theology in Karl Barth, Paul van Buren and myself."--Jurgen Moltmann

"[Haynes's] dissertation...is a masterpiece of comparisons between the prospects for a post-Holocaust theology in Karl Barth, Paul van Buren and myself."--Jurgen Moltmann

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 2, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555406521
• ISBN-13: 978-1555406523
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,285,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen R. Haynes is Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis. He has a wife, three kids and a beagle. He likes running, cycling, and following college football. He knew his interest in Dietrich Bonhoeffer was rubbing off on his family when his four-year old son said recently: "Dad, how did Bonhoeffer die?"