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A Reappraisal of Bultmann's Theology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

David Cairns
David Cairns
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Emeritus Professor of Practical Theology, Aberdeen University
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Twenty years ago the theology of Rudolf Bultmann was one of the central points in theological discussion. Today the attention of theologians has moved elsewhere. Yet an attempt to assess Bultmann provisionally today may not be out of place, and the following essay is offered as a contribution to that assessment, in the hope that either alone, or together with other reappraisals and criticisms it may be useful. It is the result of a continuing personal engagement of long standing, in which Bultmann's thought has been of value to me, not least in the fields where he has stimulated me to fascinated disagreement.

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Religious Studies , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 469 - 485
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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1 ‘Historical evidence cannot “prove the propositions of faith…such evidence must always remain objectively ambiguous. This, however, is not to say that subjective faith can renouncce all objective support. Bultmann's concept of faith as a “leap” is alien to the spirit of philosophy”contrary to the teaching of the New Testament, and, in fact, for most people existentially impossible.’ ( Owen, H. P., Revelation and Existence, p. 138.Google Scholar )