“God is the God of the present for the sinner, precisely through casting him away from God, and he is at the… — 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
