Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 38 No. 4, 2018.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/fi38402
The Cross as a Political Instrument? Jürgen Moltmann and the Political Relevance of Christian Identity
Zoran Grozdanov
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Sveučilišni centar za protestantsku teologiju »Matija Vlačić Ilirik«, Ivana Lučića 1a, HR–10000 Zagreb
Abstract
In this paper, we want to point to the roots of Moltmann's “new political theology” which he initiated along with J. B. Metz at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of 1970s, with special emphasis on the meaning of the cross in the political and societal engagement of Christian communities and believers. Moltmann's conception of “new political theology” is mainly relying on his conception of the death of God which he draws from the history of Jesus of Nazareth, but from Hegel's understanding of the speculative Good Friday as well. Mainly emphasising the death of God, Moltmann was able to posit the cross as a radical critique of the divinization of collective identities that the society, politics and religion push forward. Along those lines, he sees the revolutionary potential of the cross in the critique of these identities.
Keywords
Jürgen Moltmann; the cross; new political theology; religious identities; death of God
Hrčak ID:
219465
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Publication date:
14.2.2019.
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