Studium der Theologie

Eine enzyklopadische Orientierung

By (author) Gerhard Ebeling Edited by Pierre Buhler Edited by Thomas Schlag

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Extent: 223 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Language & Linguistics, Philosophy, Social Sciences 

Series: UTB

Language: German

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(February 2012)

ISBN: 9783825204464

Price: $9.00

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Gerhard Ebeling’s book is a very good introduction to the study of theology. First presented as a lecture for beginners at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Zurich, it was then published as a book in 1975. It was later translated into English (Fortress, 1978, Collins, 1979). This new edition contains an afterword which presents the book in its historical context and compares it with other works of the last decades in the same field.


English summary: Gerhard Ebeling’s book is a very good introduction to the study of theology. First presented as a lecture for beginners at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Zurich, it was then published as a book in 1975. It was later translated into English (Fortress, 1978; Collins, 1979). Ebeling’s purpose was to give a global vision of theology by characterizing its general intention and by presenting every theological discipline in its specific role. He also integrated neighboring disciplines from outside theology, for example philosophy, the natural sciences and the humanities. Throughout the entire work, it was Ebeling’s intention to avoid the danger of high specialization in the different disciplines by connecting these to each other. This new edition contains an afterword which presents the book in its historical context and compares it with other works of the last decades in the same field. German description: Gerhard Ebelings aus einer Vorlesung entstandenes Buch eignet sich nach wie vor hervorragend als grundsatzliche Einfuhrung in das Theologiestudium. Das Grundanliegen des Autors ist es, eine Orientierungshilfe zu leisten, welche uber die zunehmende Spezialisierung hinaus die Einheit der Theologie reflektiert. “Der Schwerpunkt liegt nicht in der Mitteilung von Fachwissen der einzelnen Disziplinen, sondern in deren Verknupfung untereinander” (Vorwort). Ebeling wahlt eine eigenstandige Reihenfolge und integriert auch nahestehende aussertheologische Disziplinen wie Philosophie, Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften sowie Humanwissenschaften. Diese Neuausgabe zum 100. Geburtstag des Autors wird durch ein Nachwort erganzt, das Ebelings Schrift in ihrem historischen Kontext prasentiert und mit Beitragen der letzten Jahrzehnte in diesem Arbeitsfeld vergleicht.

  • By (author) Gerhard Ebeling
  • Edited by Pierre Buhler
  • Edited by Thomas Schlag