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The Computer With Legs And The Rough Beast Slouching -Notes On Religion In The 1970s, Martin E. Marty
The Computer With Legs And The Rough Beast Slouching -Notes On Religion In The 1970s, Martin E. Marty
Concordia Theological Monthly
The author reviews a variety of models used in religious interpretations that were popular in the sixties as a prelude to his discussion of the trends and images that theologians must discern and deal with during the cultural revolution of the seventies.
Preserve The Unity Of The Spirit, Richard R. Caemmerer Sr.
Preserve The Unity Of The Spirit, Richard R. Caemmerer Sr.
Concordia Theological Monthly
Surely there is no gift for the human race that we desire more at this hour than unity. Nations fight nations, classes stand embattled against classes, spouses and children draw apart from each other. The most deadly illness of the individual today is alienation, the sense of being alone. Would that there could be unity to draw us together!
Rudolf Bultmann Revisited, Otto W. Heick
Rudolf Bultmann Revisited, Otto W. Heick
Concordia Theological Monthly
Early in the fifties the writer asked the late Paul Althaus of Erlangen whether in his opinion World War II ushered in a new epoch in the history of theology, as had been the case with the first World War. His answer was no. The emphasis in theology, he felt, had remained unchanged. Seen from the vantage point of the mid-sixties, we know that Althaus was wrong. Gradually through the fifties interest in neoorthodoxy declined. Karl Barth no longer dominated the theological scene. The name of Rudolf Bultmann began to claim primary attention. The historical problems of the New Testament …
The Church's Responsibility In International Affairs, Richard Jungkuntz
The Church's Responsibility In International Affairs, Richard Jungkuntz
Concordia Theological Monthly
The nature of the church's responsibility in this area of concern (as in all others) can be rightly understood only when it is seen in keeping with the nature of the church itself.
Beza And Melanchthon On Political Obligation, Eugene Linse
Beza And Melanchthon On Political Obligation, Eugene Linse
Concordia Theological Monthly
Martin Luther and John Calvin thought of themselves not as philosophers or politicians, but first and last as theologians and students of the Word of God. Accordingly, we should not expect to find them presenting a comprehensive political philosophy or even a general theory of politics, for they did not see this as the task to which they were called. Whatever each had to say about political ideology or practice tended to be largely theoretical and the consequence of first principles rooted and grounded on theology. Of necessity both spoke of matters pertaining to the nature and function of politics, …