Jayne Svenungsson
Researcher
Transcending Tradition : Towards a Critical Theology of the Spirit
Author
Summary, in English
In recent years, the renewed presence of religion in the European societies has inspired a number of intellectuals on a popular as well as academic level to critically engage with religion. The aim of this article is to give a contribution to this debate. In contrast to the rather reductive and objectifying accounts of religion offered in much of the contemporary critique, I argue that a relevant and constructive critique of religion is most effectively achieved when under- taken from within the religious tradition itself. As an example of an internal critical resource in the Christian tradition, I seek to explore the idea of a continuous revelation through the Holy Spirit, pointing to the self-exceeding nature of every living tradition and thus to our need and duty continuously to engage in a constructive critical reinterpretation of the tradition.
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
63-79
Publication/Series
Studia Theologica
Volume
62
Issue
1
Links
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Religious Studies
- Philosophy
Keywords
- Vattimo
- Zizek
- new atheism
- Spirit
- tradition
- critique of religion
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1502-7791