How to Read Jürgen Moltmann
Here I discuss how to read Jürgen Moltmann. Overall, he is quite readable on his own, but I suggest which books to begin with, as well as some of the secondary literature available. Books by Moltmann: The Way of Jesus […]
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Jürgen Moltmann in 5 Minutes
No one can learn Jürgen Moltmann in five minutes, of course. But here I aim to introduce you to what I think are a few of the central ideas in his theology. My book on Moltmann
Read Jürgen Moltmann’s Foreword to My Book
Read Jürgen Moltmann’s foreword to my book!
“The Transformative Church” by Patrick Oden – a Review
Book: The Transformative Church: New Ecclesial Models and the Theology of Jürgen Moltmann (Emerging Scholars) [AMAZON LINK] Publisher: Fortress Press [LINK] Overview: Oden’s book is broken up into two parts. The first addresses Moltmann’s theology as it relates to the Church, and the […]
“Theology as Hope” by Ryan A. Neal (a Review)
Book: Theology as Hope: On the Ground and Implications of Jürgen Moltmann’s Doctrine of Hope (Princeton Monograph Series) [AMAZON LINK] Publisher: Pickwick Publications [LINK] Overview: Theology as Hope is a carefully written, thoughtful book, which studies Moltmann’s major “Contributions to Systematic Theology” within the […]
Jürgen Moltmann on the Rapture and “Left Behind”
Jürgen Moltmann discusses the problem of religious escapism, with a particular appeal against the rapture theory, in his book, Ethics of Hope: Here a religious escapism is coming to the fore especially in the present spread of a vague Gnostic […]
Jürgen Moltmann and Evangelical Theology: a Review
Book: Jürgen Moltmann and Evangelical Theology: A Critical Engagement edited by Sung Wook Chung (Amazon link) Publisher: Pickwick Publications (an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers) (Publishers link) Overview: This volume represents a fair and surprisingly appreciative engagement with Moltmann from the evangelical […]
“Love our Country or Leave it”? (Moltmann)
I’ve been reading Moltmann recently, and just came across a quote bearing profound relevance for American politics today. Moltmann begins: “The cross is the point at which Christian faith distinquishes itself from other religions and ideologies, from unfaith and […]
“Beware of ‘America First'” – Jürgen Moltmann on Donald Trump’s America
I have just shared about Jürgen Moltmann’s letter to me, which you can read here in its entirety. But I wanted to highlight a moving aspect of that letter, namely, Moltmann’s response to my question about Donald Trump as the new […]
Jürgen Moltmann’s Letter
I was honored to receive a letter today from one of my theological heroes, the great German theologian of hope herr professor Jürgen Moltmann. I wrote professor Moltmann in February and had almost given up “hope” that I’d ever hear a response. This […]