Open AccessJesus vandag: Moontlikhede van Ernst Troeltsch se Christologie
Author(s) -
Pieter J.J. Botha
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v44i4.2240
Subject(s) - christology , faith , philosophy , symbol (formal) , historical jesus , theology , context (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , religious studies , history , linguistics , archaeology , machine learning , computer science
Jesus today: Possibilities of the Christology of Ernst Troeltsch The significance of the historical Jesus for faith is a major issue in the debate concerning the value of theology. Ernst Troeltsch constructed a meaningful answer to both questions in terms of what he called Glaubenslehre. A discussion of his views on the value of Jesus for faith is placed in the context of his theological system. Although Troeltsch sees Jesus' significance in symbolic terms he emphasises the need for historical study, without which a symbol becomes empty. A short critical discussion of Troeltsch's significance to the contemporary debate on Christology concludes the essay