Author : Amos N. Wilder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725234122
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)
Book Synopsis Kerygma, Eschatology, and Social Ethics (Stapled Booklet) by : Amos N. Wilder
Download or read book Kerygma, Eschatology, and Social Ethics (Stapled Booklet) written by Amos N. Wilder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The eschatological and dualistic symbolism of the early Christians has misled us into thinking that the Gospel in its classic period has no concern with what we call social change," writes Wilder. Saint Paul's apparently conservative social views must be understood in light of his expectation of Christ's imminent return; his is an "emergency ethic." But going beyond Paul's explicit social teachings to his kerygmatic affirmations, we see that the "principalities and powers" over which Christ has triumphed also refer to the corrupted structures of society. The social-ethical significance of the kerygma becomes discernible as soon as we learn to interpret the mythological expressions of the New Testament in historical terms.