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Johann Baptist Metz is one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians in the post-Vatican II period, however there is no comprehensive overview of his theological career. This book fills that gap. It offers careful analyses and summaries of Metz's work at the various stages of his career, beginning with his work on Heidegger and his collaboration with Karl Rahner.
It continues with his work in the nineteen-sixties when he moved off in a radically different direction to found a \"new political theology\" culminating in his seminal work, Faith in History and Society. Metz addresses themes ranging from the situation of the Church \"after Auschwitz,\" the future of religious life in the Church, and the relationship between religion and politics after the end of the cold war.
J. Matthew Ashley covers all of Metz's writings along with his crucial relationships to figure like Karl Rahner, Martin Heidegger, Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin and the social critics of the early Frankfurt School. Interruptions shows that despite the dramatic turn in the nineteen-sixties there is an underlying continuity in Metz's thought. Ultimately, however, the underlying continuity in Metz's career is defined by a spirituality, a spirituality that is painfully yet hopefully open to the terrible suffering that characterizes our century, a spirituality founded in the Prophets, in Lamentations, and in the figures of Job and the Jesus of Mark's Gospel.
This book shows how Metz has tried to find theological concepts adequate for expressing this spirituality—which he calls a \"Mysticism of open Eyes\" or of \"suffering unto God\"—and to work out its political implications. To this end the book has an opening chapter on the relationship between spirituality and theology, and a closing chapter that shows that the most fundamental difference between Rahner and Metz is rooted in the different Christian spiritual traditions out of which the two operate. Interruptions is essential reading for anyone interest in Spirituality and Mysticism and in their relation to political philosophy.
Editions of Interruptions
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- ISBN 9780268011956
- Paperback
- ISBN 989193
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268082604
- EBook
- ISBN 9780268074883
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Johann Baptist Metz is one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians in the post-Vatican II period, however there is no comprehensive overview of his theological career. This book fills that gap. It offers careful analyses and summaries of Metz's work at the various stages of his career, beginning with his work on Heidegger and his collaboration with Karl Rahner.
It continues with his work in the nineteen-sixties when he moved off in a radically different direction to found a \"new political theology\" culminating in his seminal work, Faith in History and Society. Metz addresses themes ranging from the situation of the Church \"after Auschwitz,\" the future of religious life in the Church, and the relationship between religion and politics after the end of the cold war.
J. Matthew Ashley covers all of Metz's writings along with his crucial relationships to figure like Karl Rahner, Martin Heidegger, Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin and the social critics of the early Frankfurt School. Interruptions shows that despite the dramatic turn in the nineteen-sixties there is an underlying continuity in Metz's thought. Ultimately, however, the underlying continuity in Metz's career is defined by a spirituality, a spirituality that is painfully yet hopefully open to the terrible suffering that characterizes our century, a spirituality founded in the Prophets, in Lamentations, and in the figures of Job and the Jesus of Mark's Gospel.
This book shows how Metz has tried to find theological concepts adequate for expressing this spirituality—which he calls a \"Mysticism of open Eyes\" or of \"suffering unto God\"—and to work out its political implications. To this end the book has an opening chapter on the relationship between spirituality and theology, and a closing chapter that shows that the most fundamental difference between Rahner and Metz is rooted in the different Christian spiritual traditions out of which the two operate. Interruptions is essential reading for anyone interest in Spirituality and Mysticism and in their relation to political philosophy.
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What is Interruptions about?
Johann Baptist Metz is one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians in the post-Vatican II period, however there is no comprehensive overview of his theological career. This book fills that gap. It offers careful analyses and summaries of Metz's work at the various stages of his career, beginning with his work on Heidegger and his collaboration with Karl Rahner.
It continues with his work in the nineteen-sixties when he moved off in a radically different direction to found a \"new political theology\" culminating in his seminal work, Faith in History and Society. Metz addresses themes ranging from the situation of the Church \"after Auschwitz,\" the future of religious life in the Church, and the relationship between religion and politics after the end of the cold war.
J. Matthew Ashley covers all of Metz's writings along with his crucial relationships to figure like Karl Rahner, Martin Heidegger, Ernst Bloch, Walter Benjamin and the social critics of the early Frankfurt School. Interruptions shows that despite the dramatic turn in the nineteen-sixties there is an underlying continuity in Metz's thought. Ultimately, however, the underlying continuity in Metz's career is defined by a spirituality, a spirituality that is painfully yet hopefully open to the terrible suffering that characterizes our century, a spirituality founded in the Prophets, in Lamentations, and in the figures of Job and the Jesus of Mark's Gospel.
This book shows how Metz has tried to find theological concepts adequate for expressing this spirituality—which he calls a \"Mysticism of open Eyes\" or of \"suffering unto God\"—and to work out its political implications. To this end the book has an opening chapter on the relationship between spirituality and theology, and a closing chapter that shows that the most fundamental difference between Rahner and Metz is rooted in the different Christian spiritual traditions out of which the two operate. Interruptions is essential reading for anyone interest in Spirituality and Mysticism and in their relation to political philosophy.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Interruptions?
Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Christianity > Christian Churches, denominations, groups > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
Where can I read a sample of Interruptions?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780268011956
How long is Interruptions and how many pages does it have?
Interruptions has 312 page(s)
Is Interruptions part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Spirituality and Theology
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Interruptions?
J. Matthew Ashley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Interruptions is available as paperback(ISBN 9780268011956) and paperback(ISBN 989193) and ebook(ISBN 9780268082604) and ebook(ISBN 9780268074883)
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