What I've learned is that you have to live the questions.

— Nicholas Wolterstorff (b. 1932), Religionsphilosoph

Source: Podcast „The Table“, Biola University Center for Christian Thought, 2018

Topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Wisdom & Understanding, Meaning & Identity

Nicholas Wolterstorff

Nicholas Wolterstorff (* 1932) ist ein US-amerikanischer Religionsphilosoph und reformierter Theologe, der am Calvin College sowie an der Yale University lehrte. Bekannt wurde er als Mitbegründer der Reformierten Erkenntnistheorie und durch seine Arbeiten über biblische Gerechtigkeit sowie das seelsorgerliche Trauerbuch „Klage um einen Sohn“. Während seine Gedanken zu Klage und der Barmherzigkeit Gottes vielen Lesern Orientierung bieten, lösten seine Kritik an der klassischen Gotteslehre und seine spätere theologische Befürwortung gleichgeschlechtlicher Partnerschaften in konservativen Kreisen Kontroversen aus.

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