The cure against Christian violence is not less of the Christian faith, but, in a carefully qualified sense, more of the Christian faith. I don't mean, of course, that the cure against violence lies in increased religious zeal; blind religious zeal is part of the problem.

— Miroslav Volf (b. 1956), Systematischer Theologe, Universitätsprofessor und Autor

Source: A Public Faith

Topics: Peace & Rest, Faith & Trust, Ethical Questions

Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf (* 1956) ist ein aus Kroatien stammender evangelischer Theologe und Professor für Systematische Theologie an der Yale Divinity School in den USA. Bekannt wurde er durch sein vor dem Hintergrund der Jugoslawienkriege verfasstes Werk „Ausschluss und Umarmung“ sowie seine Arbeiten zu Versöhnung und Vergebung, wobei seine Positionen zum christlich-islamischen Dialog konservativ-evangelikale Kritik auslösten. Bibellesern bietet seine Theologie fundierte Impulse für gelebte Feindesliebe, den Umgang mit Schuld und das Zeugnis der Versöhnung in polarisierten Gesellschaften.

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