tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545318833391348896.post7716948171602120819..comments2009-04-17T10:55:44.549-07:00Comments on The Crucible: Bultmann's Fundamental MistakeAaron Snellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551668915973379312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545318833391348896.post-39216627800800262022007-08-02T10:15:00.000-07:002007-08-02T10:15:00.000-07:00Hi Jeff,Sorry to bring up any unpleasant memories!...Hi Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to bring up any unpleasant memories! ;-)<BR/><BR/><I>"As I reflect on it, seems he's probably fairly typical of many liberal thinkers in the church today."</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed, which is why I think there is merit to Barth's criticism that Bultmann was jumping orthodox ship for the land o' liberalism. Of course, what you get when you strip down Christ is not Christ at all...Aaron Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551668915973379312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545318833391348896.post-90382539806030676602007-08-02T07:02:00.000-07:002007-08-02T07:02:00.000-07:00To your point about being able to speak generally ...To your point about being able to speak generally about oneself, and not having to be external: I also must realize that once in Christ, I now have a completely different view of what and who He is based on my experience. It seems that they are inexorably linked, my experience and general statements about God. <BR/><BR/>How, then are we to respond to Bultmann? I am completely within God (as is everyone else), yet k ow no truth but that which He reveals. Seemingly, then, we merely have to trust that God, being good, would not reveal anything but truth. <BR/><BR/>If this is the case, I can definitely see what Bultmann was trying to get away from. He could not succeed, due to the nature of the argument--that I can state only what I can determine scientifically, and yet the whole point of Christianity is not proof based, but faith based.<BR/>bultmannValorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952527143865064026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545318833391348896.post-78674155771417113682007-08-02T00:19:00.000-07:002007-08-02T00:19:00.000-07:00Hi, Aaron!I just flashed back to my seminary days ...Hi, Aaron!<BR/><BR/>I just flashed back to my seminary days when I was forced to read Bultmann for a Contemporary Theology class! :-) I enjoyed this post ... a good analysis.<BR/><BR/>If I recall correctly, Bultmann saw the New Testament worldview as flawed and irrational because it could not be squared (in his opinion) with the science of his day. But because he wasn't ready to throw Christianity away (as a whole), he simply re-interpreted the Scriptures through a process of "de-mythologizing." If he could find a "deeper meaning" by re-interpreting the passsages to find an existential kernel of truth, then he found great value in his "Christian faith." As I reflect on it, seems he's probably fairly typical of many liberal thinkers in the church today.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!<BR/><BR/>JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com