Pacesetters for the Radical Theologians of the 60s and 70s
This paper considers the distinctive input that Rudolf Bultmann, Teilhard de Chardin, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Paul Tillich made to the state of theology in the 1970s.
What Does Bultmann Understand by the Acts of God?
In the early 1960s Rudolf Bultmann was arguably the most influential theologian in Germany. It is imperative to attempt to understand Bultmann's theology. This paper is such an attempt. It focuses on understanding the paradox at the heart of Bultmann's theology, i.e., the place where God acts is in the sphere of human existence. How should we understand this language of the "act of God"?
The Coming of the Kingdom – Introduction
This is an introduction to the central theme of Jesus’ ministry according to the Synoptic Gospels, the coming of the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven. Ridderbos also gives an overview of the fierce controversies over the character of this kingdom as it occurred in the first half of the twentieth century.