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Welcome to my website!<\/h3>\n

Because I increasingly receive requests for access to my earlier publications, and because reading and research habits have changed so dramatically over the past few years, I will now be uploading some of my out-of-print books and earlier essays to this website.<\/p>\n

The following topics have been particularly important for my work:<\/p>\n

A. Key theological themes<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (pneumatology)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Focal points include God\u2019s Spirit in the biblical traditions; God\u2019s Spirit and the human spirit; the Spirit and freedom; the Spirit and love<\/p>\n

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    1. Christology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Focal points include the resurrection; the theology of the cross; what is known as the doctrine of two natures; the historical Jesus; Spirit Christology<\/p>\n

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      1. The Doctrine of Creation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Focal points include anthropology (the doctrine of human beings); the dialogue between theology the natural sciences<\/p>\n

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        1. The Doctrine of the Church (Ecclesiology)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Focal points include the Eucharist; social ministry (diacony); public theology; critique of religion and culture<\/p>\n

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          1. Law and Gospel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Focal points include God\u2019s justice and human justice; justice and mercy; theories of (communal, cultural, collective, canonical) memory; the dialogue between theology and the legal sciences<\/p>\n

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            1. Eschatology<\/strong> (what was earlier called the \u201cdoctrine of the last things\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Focal points include God\u2019s reign and Christ\u2019s reign; the theology of hope (Moltmann); resurrection<\/p>\n

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              1. The Doctrines of the Trinity and God<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. Forms of Theology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Focal points include systematic theology; prolegomena; biblical theology, cognitive theory and theology<\/p>\n

                  B. Publications Resulting from Long-term International and Interdisciplinary Cooperation and Exchange<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                  1. Interdisciplinary Biblical Theology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    See also \u201cSermons\u201d<\/p>\n

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                    1. The Dialogue between Theology and the Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      See also \u201cAnthropology\u201d and \u201cEschatology\u201d<\/p>\n

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                      1. The Dialogue Between Theology and the Legal Sciences<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        See also \u201cLaw and Gospel\u201d<\/p>\n

                        [or \u201cLaw\u201d and \u201cGospel\u201d]<\/p>\n

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                        1. The Dialogues between Theology and Economics, Theology and the Media Sciences<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. Colloquies on the Topic of Public and Political Theology, Religion and Civil Society<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            See also \u201cSocial Ministry\u201d; \u201cFreedom\u201d; \u201cJustice\u201d; \u201cPluralism\u201d; \u201cCritique of Religion and Culture\u201d<\/p>\n

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                            1. Concepts of Pluralism; Theories of Modernism and Post-Modernism<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              C. In my regular university lectures, qualifying works for my academic career, and occasionally also in essays, I have addressed the works of various classic authors in theology, philosophy, and sociology<\/em>, including especially<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                              1. Paul<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              2. Reformed theology<\/strong> (Calvin; the Heidelberg Catechism; Reformation thought in general)<\/li>\n
                              3. Schleiermacher<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              4. Barth<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              5. Bonhoeffer<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              6. Moltmann<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              7. Hegel<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              8. Whitehead, process philosophy and process theology<\/strong><\/li>\n
                              9. Luhmann, system theory, theories of pluralism<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                D. Sermons and Meditations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                                E. Interviews, Self-introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                                F. Critical Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                                See also \u201cCritique of Religion and Culture\u201d<\/p>\n

                                Several contributions are provided in the form of videos.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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