{"product_id":"addressed-by-the-word-eduard-thurneysen-on-being-human-9781978715547","title":"Addressed by the Word: Eduard Thurneysen on Being","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEduard Thurneysen (1888-1974) was a close friend and confidant of Karl Barth. Whereas Barth pursued an academic career in theology, Thurneysen was committed to pastoral ministry. For him, the church is the \"Existenzgrund\" and subject of all theology as the gathered congregation is addressed and shaped by God’s living Word. Cast in Barth’s long shadow, Thurneysen has often been overlooked in scholarship. However, he is a significant theologian in his own right, focusing on questions of pastoral care, the church, popular culture and the intersection of theology with other disciplines (such as psychology). In short, his theology is earthed in the messy and ordinary reality of being human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Jordan Redding argues that Thurneysen’s theology of being human continues to offer much to the church today. Thurneysen realized that the practice of pastoral care reflects assumptions about what it means to be human. Conversely, pastoral practices articulate, embody, and inform theological anthropology. Thurneysen’s theology of being human is therefore deeply practical. This book is for anyone interested in the intersection of theological anthropology with pastoral practice of the church. It is also recommended for anyone interested in practical questions emerging from Barth’s Theology of the Word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a wonderful study. Contributing to the growing appreciation of Thurneysen as a significant theologian in his own right, Redding offers a insightful account of Thurneysen’s theology of pastoral care. As Redding so ably demonstrates, Thurneysen’s theological anthropology has many edifying implications for understanding the human being in light of their eschatological identity in Christ. Redding maps with great care the shape of practical theological anthropology anchored in the proclamation of the Word with a view to nourishing the church’s praxis.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Christopher Holmes, University of Otago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book fills a gap in the literature about early 20th century theology. Thurneysen, life-long friend of Karl Barth, made his own distinctive contribution, particularly to the discussion of pastoral theology and theological anthropology. The book gives a splendid account of Thur-neysen’s theological development and ends with three chapters which bring him into ‘conversation’ with three contemporary authors, including Moltmann, who propose areas for expansion. This book should be of interest to all who preach the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Christiaan Mostert, professor emeritus, University of Divinity, Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: Eduard Thurneysen on Being Human\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Strong Impressions and Inspirations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormation 1888-1913\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: The Human Being Crying Out for Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeutwil-Dürrenäsch 1913-1920\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Human Being and the Wisdom of Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruggen 1920-1927\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Human Being Claimed by Christ the Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasel 1927-1939\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Human Being under the Judgment of the Cross\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasel 1939-1945\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Human Being as Personal Ganzheit under the Claim of God\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasel 1946-1974\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Theological Anthropology in New Orientations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Theological Anthropology as Practical Task\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn conversation with Ray Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Theological Anthropology as Pastoral Task\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn conversation with John Swinton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Theological Anthropology in the Horizon of Hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn conversation with Jürgen Moltmann\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043447472471,"sku":"9781978715547","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978715547.jpg?v=1750958259","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/addressed-by-the-word-eduard-thurneysen-on-being-human-9781978715547","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}