The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as well. To forgive is to condemn the fault but to spare the doer. That's what the forgiving God does.

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

Topics: Justice & Commitment, Guilt & Forgiveness, Grace & Redemption

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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