The the provocation of talking about God : proceedings of a meeting of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Johann Baptist Metz, Jürgen Moltmann, and Eveline Goodman-Thau in Ahaus Peters, Tiemo Rainer 1938-2017 Urban, Claus 1943- Ashley, J. Matthew (James Matthew) 1958- text conference publication nju Mahwah, N.J Paulist Press ©2004 2004 English ed. monographic eng ger

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xiv, 104 pages ; 22 cm. On the occasion of his seventieth birthday, Professor Johann Baptist Metz, professor emeritus of theology at the University of Münter, was joined by joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Defense of the faith, as well as by Eveline Goodman-Thau, a Jewish philosopher of religion, and Protestant theologian Jürgen Moltmann, for a meeting at Ahaus Palace on the subject of God and the end of time. Readers will appreciate this thought-provoking work, translated for the first time from German, which offers them the unique opportunity to listen in on what was a significant forum of theologian who contributed differing perspectives on this fascinating topic. "Why do we do theology?" / Tiemo Rainer Peters -- The end of time / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger -- God : against the myth of the eternity of time / Johann Baptist Metz -- God, sin, and suffering : a conversation / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Johann Baptist Metz -- From the beginning of time in God's presence / Jürgen Moltmann -- Writing history as a messianic hermeneutics / Eveline Goodman-Thau -- The provocation of talking about God : a discussion / the participants -- Epilogue : what is it time for? / Jürgen Werbick. edited by Tiemo Rainer Peters and Claus Urban ; English edition translated and edited by J. Matthew Ashley. God (Christianity) Congresses Eschatology Congresses Time Religious aspects Christianity Congresses BT 103 .E5313 2004 230 0809141701 (alk. paper) 2004013311 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/2004013311.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/2004013311.html DLC 040604 20240419133146.0 13613701 spa