“Among the theologians of the Confessing Church who early on took Bultmann’s side in the debate over demythologizing was Dietrich Bonhoeffer. In 1942 he declared the commentary on John and the Alpirsbach lecture to be among the most important recent… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Still, among the critics of the concept of collective guilt, Bultmann was one of the few who spoke of a collective responsibility of the… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“This, however, does not lie within the realm of human possibilities. Since a human being exists only from moment to moment, his ability to… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“But in the biblical understanding revelation is a historical event: it is the word of God coming to the moment of human existence, “which… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Rather, he proclaims forgiveness, and it occurs in his word to the extent that this grips the hearer. Jesus does not seek to prove… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Above all, faith makes it possible to discern despite those inequalities “the ultimate inner equality” that has its irreversible foundation in defining the individual… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“In accord with von Soden’s rigorous argument from canon law, Bultmann ruled out the suggestion that the secular state be made subject to a… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“The historical Jesus . . . does not make any direct demand on us, nor does he condemn us for any deed we have… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Reversing the stand he took in 1922, he now declares that faith is not a state of consciousness.71 Since it is something God creates… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Jesus understood himself as bearer of the word of God in the end times. His call to decision in the face of his person… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Not only the New Testament worldview, but also its presentation of the salvation-occurrence is mythical. The motifs it employs in so doing are taken… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Bultmann compellingly suggests to his readers in 1941 that precisely therein does the state as embodied by Pilate still distinguish itself from the German… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
“Agreeing with the Jewish theologian, Bultmann viewed the radical self-assessment of Jews and Germans as a necessary beginning for a genuine peace between the… — Hammann Konrad Copy Share Image
