"Mens Curva in Se": Bonhoeffer's Critique of Idealism and a Christological Redescription of Psychology
The essay argues that Bonhoeffer's Christological redescription of philosophy offers resources for a comparable redescription of psychology. It outlines systematic theology's failure to address the complex questions raised by experiences of psychological suffering, suggesting the need to d...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Perspectives in religious studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-323 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1906-1945
/ Christology
/ Psychology
/ Idealism
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| RelBib Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBF Christology VA Philosophy ZD Psychology |
| Summary: | The essay argues that Bonhoeffer's Christological redescription of philosophy offers resources for a comparable redescription of psychology. It outlines systematic theology's failure to address the complex questions raised by experiences of psychological suffering, suggesting the need to develop nuanced theological frameworks capable of addressing these issues. Bonhoeffer's critical engagement with the German Idealist tradition in his early anthropological-epistemological work is examined, demonstrating a latent possibility for extending his Christo-logic to a constructive redescription of psychology in theological terms. With Bonhoeffer, it is argued that this Christological starting point is necessary for psychology's self-knowledge to escape the epistemic circle of human fallenness. |
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| ISSN: | 0093-531X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Perspectives in religious studies
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