The Mission of Demythologizing: Rudolf Bultmann's Dialectical

The Mission of Demythologizing: Rudolf Bultmann's Dialectical Theology

Since 1941, Rudolf Bultmannâ€™s program of demythologizing has been the subject of constant debate, widely held to indicate Bultmannâ€™s departure from the dialectical theology he once shared with Karl Barth. In the 1950s, Barth referred to their relationship as that of a whale and an elephant: incapable of meaningful communication. This study proposes a contrary reading of demythologizing as the hermeneutical fulfillment of dialectical theology on the basis of a reinterpretation of Barthâ€™s theological project. The volume argues that dialectical theology is fundamentally governed by a missionary logic. Bultmannâ€™s hermeneutical theology extends this dialectical, missionary theology into the field of interpretation. Bultmannâ€™s program addresses a false relation between gospel and culture. Negatively, demythologizing is a program of deconstantinizing, opposing the objectifying conflation of kerygma and culture that he calls â€œmyth.â€ Positively, demythologizing is a form of intercultural hermeneutics, composed of preunderstanding and self-understanding. Demythologizing is therefore a missionary hermeneutic of intercultural translation.

Country	USA
Author	David W. Congdon
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781451496574
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Fortress Press
Manufacturer	Fortress Press
NumberOfPages	988
PublicationDate	2015-06-01
Publisher	Fortress Press
ReleaseDate	2015-06-01
Studio	Fortress Press

The Mission of Demythologizing: Rudolf Bultmann's Dialectical Theology

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