Transcending Tradition : Towards a Critical Theology of the Spirit
Svenungsson, Jayne LU
(2008)
In Studia Theologica
62(1).
p.63-79
- Abstract
- In recent years, the renewed presence of religion in the European societies has inspired a number of intellectuals on a popular as well as academic level to critically engage with religion. The aim of this article is to give a contribution to this debate. In contrast to the rather reductive and objectifying accounts of religion offered in much of the contemporary critique, I argue that a relevant and constructive critique of religion is most effectively achieved when under- taken from within the religious tradition itself. As an example of an internal critical resource in the Christian tradition, I seek to explore the idea of a continuous revelation through the Holy Spirit, pointing to the self-exceeding nature of every living tradition... (More)
- In recent years, the renewed presence of religion in the European societies has inspired a number of intellectuals on a popular as well as academic level to critically engage with religion. The aim of this article is to give a contribution to this debate. In contrast to the rather reductive and objectifying accounts of religion offered in much of the contemporary critique, I argue that a relevant and constructive critique of religion is most effectively achieved when under- taken from within the religious tradition itself. As an example of an internal critical resource in the Christian tradition, I seek to explore the idea of a continuous revelation through the Holy Spirit, pointing to the self-exceeding nature of every living tradition and thus to our need and duty continuously to engage in a constructive critical reinterpretation of the tradition. (Less)
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- Svenungsson, Jayne
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- 2008
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Vattimo, Zizek, new atheism, Spirit, tradition, critique of religion
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- Studia Theologica
- volume
- 62
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 63 - 79
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:85024065236
- ISSN
- 1502-7791
- DOI
- 10.1080/00393380801995938
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- English
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