Vom Ursprung her zur Hölle verdammt?: praktisch-theologische Aspekte der Erbsündenlehre
This article presents an alternative way of dealing with the notion of the original sin. Highlighting the devastating implications of the Augustinian interpretation of the original sin with its clear devaluation of human sexuality, the paper argues that this doctrine – predominant throughout the Mid...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2001
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Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Year: 2001, Volume: 123, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-34 |
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Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Original sin
/ Scapegoat
/ Girard, René 1923-2015
/ Schwager, Raymund 1935-2004
/ Baudler, Georg 1936-2023
B Original sin / Church work |
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Original sin
B Original Sin |
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| Summary: | This article presents an alternative way of dealing with the notion of the original sin. Highlighting the devastating implications of the Augustinian interpretation of the original sin with its clear devaluation of human sexuality, the paper argues that this doctrine – predominant throughout the Middle Ages and even the modem age – has to be overcome. More recent ways of dealing with this notion, though – Drewermann's psychoanalytical approach, for instance – still display a rather pessimistic view of mankind. Schwager's theological reception of Girard's theory of human society is a transition from an individualistic to a sociological approach to the idea, but nevertheless Schwager holds true the mechanism of scapegoating can only be overcome through the sacrifice of the perfect scapegoat, Jesus Christ. The author argues that this interpretation of salvation from eternal death is highly contradictory and unbiblical. The Biblical Prehistory offers a different view of mankind as well as a dynamic conception of God who never lets go of his people in Biblical Prehistory. Jesus prototypically shows that God can be experienced as a father taking care of us (Abba); and this experience finally is a clear-cut contrast ot traditional interpretations of the original sin claiming that we are doomed from the very beginning. |
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