On the death of Jürgen Moltmann. He was 98 years old. Some, of course, not all, of his material I found quite helpful. An appreication of his life and teaching: https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/53766-theologe-juergen-moltmann-gestorben?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR24z74PvbTKQdziqLX_XuFq0lggV18Pswd51Hql85PnAKECOTuUSwBOqxo_aem_AWjM35sQBB3sScw_i6InFVQk3uv1KlSfljk-Wxgd0VGaBgb0J_qICU8VFP1s6iiKsKctO3HqW1PFck3MwQyMCCgM
Moltmann was one of three theologians who provided me with a sort of theological “halfway house” that God used to prevent me from slipping into a full-fledged liberalism during seminary. I wrote a tribute to Moltmann’s part in that here: https://timothypauljones.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-from-jurgen-moltmann
I read his Theology of Hope, and I did not find it compelling. Is that because of my dispensational upbringing? Not to make light of the man as a scholar, but the subjects he dealt with involved a theology of faith. I'll leave it there.
https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/06/the-night-i-met-jrgen-moltmann
Moltmann was one of three theologians who provided me with a sort of theological “halfway house” that God used to prevent me from slipping into a full-fledged liberalism during seminary. I wrote a tribute to Moltmann’s part in that here: https://timothypauljones.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-from-jurgen-moltmann
Excellent essay, dear brother: many thnaks!
I read his Theology of Hope, and I did not find it compelling. Is that because of my dispensational upbringing? Not to make light of the man as a scholar, but the subjects he dealt with involved a theology of faith. I'll leave it there.
Wow! When did he die? No notice on Wiki or Google yet?
See added website URL on my Substack post that reports on this.
Thanks! Yes - I saw the other posts, too.
I had taken a lecture course with him when I
was at Tubingen - very dynamic and impressive,
though of course his theology skewed...