• Helmut Gollwitzer and Economic Justice: A Theopolitical Appreciation

    Author(s):
    W. Travis McMaken (see profile)
    Date:
    2012
    Subject(s):
    Christianity, Economics, Ethics, Political science--Philosophy, Theology
    Item Type:
    Essay
    Tag(s):
    Dialectical Theology, Helmut Gollwitzer, Occupy Wall Street, Political Theology, Socialist Theology, Political philosophy
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M67H74
    Abstract:
    Helmut Gollwitzer’s legacy as a politically concerned pastor and theologian is instructive for those today who want to take seriously both what Christian faith means for socio-economic justice and what that concern for socio-economic justice likewise means for the theological task. I treat three aspects of Gollwitzer’s work in order to highlight his significance for the contemporary situation: (1) his interesting application of the traditional idea of suum cuique, especially vis-à-vis Bonhoeffer; (2) the connection he draws between the Christian gospel and the necessity of combating economic-political privilege; and (3), his conclusions concerning Christian faith and theology’s failings in the face of atheist criticism of religion and what this means for continuing to do theology in the contemporary situation. One eye is kept on the Occupy Wall Street movement throughout the discussion in order to highlight how Gollwitzer’s thought illuminates matters in our own day.
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    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
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