De betekenis van Johan Buitendags stellingname in theologie der natuur

This article presents the importance of Buitendag’s stance in the so-called ‘theology of nature’. His theological statements endeavour to understand reality in conversation with other academic disciplines to see things in a wider and holistic perspective. Following a suggestion of Moltmann, theology must not restrict itself to internal ecclesiastical and personal faith topics but search for ‘the truth of the whole’. It is argued that Buitendag’s concept of holism is different from Moltmann’s ‘the truth of the whole’. Moltmann’s holism is eschatologically directed after history, but is meaningless in a contemporary debate. His concept of history seems to be problematic too. Buitendag’s holism is more Quinean as a comprehensive relative approach, bottom-up from contemporary insights within different academic disciplines. His theological approach looks like an ellipsis, involving both an ontological and epistemological focus. He defends (Trinitarian) communion as the primary concept, ontologically, which biologists may recognise in their observations of animal communities too. His theology shows a panentheistic perspective for the discourse on divine immanent agency by using as analogy the mind-body relationship in a sophisticated way. Buitendag shows the importance of this perspective for theological hermeneutics. This article presents some logical and theological problems in a panentheistic view which some prominent supporters defend as ‘reality depicting’. Buitendag avoids this because of a relational ontology

A theological alternative to Grube’s notion of ‘justified religious difference’

Grube proposes a framework for respectful dealing with different religions: ‘justified religious difference. The author comments on the epistemic setting of Grube’s thesis. It testifies a cognitive approach to religious faith by handling religious faith and epistemic belief as analogous argument. His criticism of the pluralist approach is not very convincing. This framework is too abstract for an interreligious dialogue. The author proposes a concept of religious faith within a web of practices, liturgical rituals. A concrete interreligious dialogue can enrich the Christian faith in its practical styling.http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjpt202018-04-30hb2017Dogmatics and Christian Ethic

Zin in leven in de gloria?

Afscheidsredes PThU Kampen d.d. 4 november 2011. Bevat: L.J. van de Brom, God schept ons een zinvolle ruimte : de metafoor van de eigenzinnige tuinman (p. 3-23) en E.R. Jonker, Leren leven in de gloria : vormen, beschaven, geloven (p. 24-47)

Zin in leven in de gloria?

Afscheidsredes PThU Kampen d.d. 4 november 2011. Bevat: L.J. van de Brom, God schept ons een zinvolle ruimte : de metafoor van de eigenzinnige tuinman (p. 3-23) en E.R. Jonker, Leren leven in de gloria : vormen, beschaven, geloven (p. 24-47)