Jürgen Moltmann on the Necessity of the Historical Resurrection (June 7, 2017)

In Jürgen Moltmann's Introduction to Christian Theology, he expresses the necessity of the resurrection of Jesus as an event of history. Moltmann believes that the resurrection gave birth to the Church, the Gospels, and the entire Christian faith. Moltmann does not believe that the Christian faith began with the Easter […]

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Jürgen Moltmann: Original Sin is the Presumption to be like God and the Sloth not to be God’s Image on Earth (June 5, 2017)

Jürgen Moltmann's definition of Original Sin Jürgen Moltmann defines Original sin as the hubris and presumption of humanity to be like God, but also humanity's resignation and laziness to not be like God's image on earth. Christian theology has traditionally defined Original Sin as the rebellion of man against God, but […]

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