Charles: Was A. Schweitzer a pre-Baarthian? GDVW+ > > Thank you for the concise and insightful overview. > > In regards to the first chapter, I have to grouse a bit, but this is not > a serious criticism as it relates to Wright's evaluation of a modern > scholar, not of St. Paul or Jesus. N. T. Wright gives extravagant > praise to Albert Schweitzer as "a lonely and learned giant amidst the > hordes of noisy and shallow theological pygmies" during the first half > of the 20th century. Wright has made me re-think where to categorize > Schweitzer, in the scheme of things, and better understand the strengths > he sees in Schweitzer. > > While there is no doubt that Schweitzer was a genius, I have always > thought since he stopped Biblical research and writing while in his mid > thirties, he was a little less than mature as a Biblical scholar. He > certainly exposed the emptiness of modernism, but he seems to me to have > given up on the Quest for the Historical Jesus a bit too soon. Also, > his later writings of a philosophic nature have a "New Age" sound, and > puts him more in the line of Schliermacher than not. The emphasis at > the end of Schweitzer's quest seems to me more on the individual's > emotional response to a perceived call of a shadowy Christ than to a > more substantial recognition of the Reign of God. > > N.T. Wright's in depth research and proflific writing reveals the > immense amount of work that remained to be done on "the Quest" at the > beginning as well as at the end of the 20th century. > > Also, it seems to me that his slight reference to Karl Barth (last > paragraph p.16), is to overlook a major force in the same sort of work > as Wright does. Barth wrote extensive replies to the challenges of > Bultmann. N. T. Wright refers to the work of Kaseman on page 17. Many > of the themes from Paul which Kasemannn addresses are covered > extensively by Barth a generation earlier. Kasemann could hardly have > worked in a German university and not been well aware of Barth. > > Again, not a serious criticism. I'm ready for chapter 2. > > Charles+ > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! > http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> ----------------------------------------- During the Lenten Season, please help support the mission of Catholic Online by purchasing goods and services from our sponsors at http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent