Christine Helmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1130375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Helmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Helmer |
| SIGNATURE | HELMER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4849-4022 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Polycrisis to Christology
Die gegenwärtige Zeit der Polykrise wirkt als Brandbeschleuninger eines emotionalen Ethos der Überforderung durch Angst und Sorge. Der Aufsatz befasst sich mit der Polykrise als theologischem Thema und entwirft eine kritisch-theoretische Perspektive auf »Transzendenz«, die produktive Wege des Hoffens, Handelns und Denkens eröffnet. Das konstruktive theologische Argument lehnt sich an Howard Thurmans Formulierung »Religion of the Disinherited« (»R…
Genderealogy
This essay addresses the problem of the sexed and gendered subject of genealogy, and the binary central to the fixing of male agents in the self‐narration of disciplines in genealogy. Feminist and womanist theories are considered for their strategies of repair, such as the retrieval of women erased from genealogy, the repositioning of women as transgressive subjects from an hermeneutical perspective, and the task of changing the imaginary around …
Epistemology and Christology
This paper addresses the new epistemological challenges that the Covid pandemic exposes, specifically the problematic »back to normal« mantra that forgets the intersectional injustices permeating contemporary society; and the difficulty in relating the incommensurable sides of the »metaphysical size gap« between personal experience of trauma and global statistics. A way forward is charted by theology's christological meaning-making on the cross, …
Law‐Gospel theologies of a state of exception
We address contemporary concerns with fascism by critically assessing the classic law/gospel relation in Lutheran theology. Karl Holl, founder of the Luther Renaissance in the early twentieth century, develops Luther's experience of the self under the divine wrath in terms that have affinity to what Carl Schmitt calls the “state of exception.” We examine similar non‐dialectical ways of relating law/gospel that nourish fascist tendencies on the ri…
The Medieval Luther
Staging a conversation among distinguished Luther scholars, historians of Christianity, and philosophers, The Medieval Luther makes the case that it is impossible to understand Luther's most important doctrines without exploring his philosophical inheritance. After all, Luther was an ardent participant in and contributor to the philosophical disputes of the late Middle Ages. By situating Luther's theology in relation to medieval healing practices…
Romanticism and the Re-Invention of Modern Religion
Since the early decades of the twentieth century, theologians, intellectual historians, and scholars of the study of religion have investigated the phenomenon of religion from the perspective of modern developments in society, culture, economics, and politics. This is especially so for those scholars who see the arc of global history since the sixteenth century bending towards progress. The overriding assumption has been that modernity presented …
Lutherrenaissance Past and Present
This volume makes a distinctive contribution to the upcoming 500th anniversary of Luther’s reformation by looking back to the previous centennial in 1917 and tracing forward the enduring impact of the questions raised by Lutheran scholars then to contemporary research in religious studies, history, and theology. The great flourishing of interest in Luther’s religious experience and thought in Berlin at the turn of the twentieth century was known …
Mystery Unveiled
Paul C. H. Lim. Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi + 488 pp. $74. ISBN: 978–0–19–533946–8. - Volume 66 Issue 2
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a 'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of …
Schleiermacher
This chapter contains sections titled: Preliminary Comments Dialectic: Epistemological Considerations in the Production of Knowledge Dialogue: Hermeneutical Considerations in the Production of Knowledge Christian Theology: The Production of Knowledge about Historical Christianity Conclusion Bibliography
Introduction to Luther's Theology in Global Context
Luther's theology has for the past two centuries been interpreted in the categories of German Protestant thought. As the paradigmatic 'Reformer', however, Luther transcends the geographical and historical restrictions of his own sixteenth-century German context, so that his person and work emerge as inspirations of freedom in global context. This essay looks at Luther's theology of freedom by treating its reception in distinct contexts. The parti…
A Review of Christlicher Glaube im Pluralismus. Studien zu einer Theologie der Kultur by Christoph Schwöbel
The key question that Christoph Schwöbel raises in Christlicher Glaube im Pluralismus is one that has emerged as an imperative. A Christian theology responsible to the contemporary realities of pluralism must enter its theological analysis of the global situation of Christian faith into wider discussions of culture. Theologians cannot abdicate their role in articulating their distinctive ways of schematizing reality. They cannot shy away from mak…
Schleiermachers Dialektik
Schleiermachers Dialektik bietet ein noch immer aktuelles Modell, das die pluralistische Suche, die sich in der Rede vollzieht, mit dem Wissen als regulative, nie zu erreichende Idee verbindet. Diese beiden Pole stecken den Rahmen ab, innerhalb dessen ein innovatives Konzept für die Begründung von Wissen entwickelt wird. Philosophen und Theologen zeigen in diesem Band, daß die Schleiermachersche Dialektik dieser Spannung zwischen Relativismus und…
God from Eternity to Eternity
A common uncritical criticism claims that dogma robs humans of the freedom to think and act. This dogmatic pronouncement reflects a sad misunderstanding con-cerning the function and meaning of dogma. When countering the negative effects of this attack, a systematic theology cannot be coerced into a defensive position. Rather, theology must clearly and creatively think of how a precise determination of dogma can remain principally open to a plural…
Mysticism and Metaphysics
Luther’s Trinitarian Hermeneutic and the Old Testament
In this study, the author shows that Luther’s trinitarian understanding is shaped by the royal Psalms’ dialogical model as well as informed by a hermeneutics that moors a trinitarian semantics in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. The analysis concentrates on Luther’s translation into German of two Hebrew names for God and of passages classically associated with the trinitarian doctrine (Psalm 110:1; Psalm 2:2.12). The result is a trinitarian …
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Luther’s Trinitarian Hermeneutic and the Old Testament
In this study, the author shows that Luther’s trinitarian understanding is shaped by the royal Psalms’ dialogical model as well as informed by a hermeneutics that moors a trinitarian semantics in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. The analysis concentrates on Luther’s translation into German of two Hebrew names for God and of passages classically associated with the trinitarian doctrine (Psalm 110:1; Psalm 2:2.12). The result is a trinitarian …
Schleiermachers Dialektik
Schleiermachers Dialektik bietet ein noch immer aktuelles Modell, das die pluralistische Suche, die sich in der Rede vollzieht, mit dem Wissen als regulative, nie zu erreichende Idee verbindet. Diese beiden Pole stecken den Rahmen ab, innerhalb dessen ein innovatives Konzept für die Begründung von Wissen entwickelt wird. Philosophen und Theologen zeigen in diesem Band, daß die Schleiermachersche Dialektik dieser Spannung zwischen Relativismus und…
God from Eternity to Eternity
A common uncritical criticism claims that dogma robs humans of the freedom to think and act. This dogmatic pronouncement reflects a sad misunderstanding con-cerning the function and meaning of dogma. When countering the negative effects of this attack, a systematic theology cannot be coerced into a defensive position. Rather, theology must clearly and creatively think of how a precise determination of dogma can remain principally open to a plural…
Mysticism and Metaphysics
A Review of Christlicher Glaube im Pluralismus. Studien zu einer Theologie der Kultur by Christoph Schwöbel
The key question that Christoph Schwöbel raises in Christlicher Glaube im Pluralismus is one that has emerged as an imperative. A Christian theology responsible to the contemporary realities of pluralism must enter its theological analysis of the global situation of Christian faith into wider discussions of culture. Theologians cannot abdicate their role in articulating their distinctive ways of schematizing reality. They cannot shy away from mak…
Introduction to Luther's Theology in Global Context
Luther's theology has for the past two centuries been interpreted in the categories of German Protestant thought. As the paradigmatic 'Reformer', however, Luther transcends the geographical and historical restrictions of his own sixteenth-century German context, so that his person and work emerge as inspirations of freedom in global context. This essay looks at Luther's theology of freedom by treating its reception in distinct contexts. The parti…
Schleiermacher
This chapter contains sections titled: Preliminary Comments Dialectic: Epistemological Considerations in the Production of Knowledge Dialogue: Hermeneutical Considerations in the Production of Knowledge Christian Theology: The Production of Knowledge about Historical Christianity Conclusion Bibliography
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies
The Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies is both informative and provocative, introducing readers to key debates in the contemporary study of religion and suggesting future research possibilities. A group of distinguished scholars takes up some of the most pressing theoretical questions in the field. What is a 'religious tradition'? How are religious texts read? What takes place when a religious practitioner stands before a representation of …
Mystery Unveiled
Paul C. H. Lim. Mystery Unveiled: The Crisis of the Trinity in Early Modern England. Oxford Studies in Historical Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. xvi + 488 pp. $74. ISBN: 978–0–19–533946–8. - Volume 66 Issue 2
Lutherrenaissance Past and Present
This volume makes a distinctive contribution to the upcoming 500th anniversary of Luther’s reformation by looking back to the previous centennial in 1917 and tracing forward the enduring impact of the questions raised by Lutheran scholars then to contemporary research in religious studies, history, and theology. The great flourishing of interest in Luther’s religious experience and thought in Berlin at the turn of the twentieth century was known …
Romanticism and the Re-Invention of Modern Religion
Since the early decades of the twentieth century, theologians, intellectual historians, and scholars of the study of religion have investigated the phenomenon of religion from the perspective of modern developments in society, culture, economics, and politics. This is especially so for those scholars who see the arc of global history since the sixteenth century bending towards progress. The overriding assumption has been that modernity presented …
The Medieval Luther
Staging a conversation among distinguished Luther scholars, historians of Christianity, and philosophers, The Medieval Luther makes the case that it is impossible to understand Luther's most important doctrines without exploring his philosophical inheritance. After all, Luther was an ardent participant in and contributor to the philosophical disputes of the late Middle Ages. By situating Luther's theology in relation to medieval healing practices…
Epistemology and Christology
This paper addresses the new epistemological challenges that the Covid pandemic exposes, specifically the problematic »back to normal« mantra that forgets the intersectional injustices permeating contemporary society; and the difficulty in relating the incommensurable sides of the »metaphysical size gap« between personal experience of trauma and global statistics. A way forward is charted by theology's christological meaning-making on the cross, …
Law‐Gospel theologies of a state of exception
We address contemporary concerns with fascism by critically assessing the classic law/gospel relation in Lutheran theology. Karl Holl, founder of the Luther Renaissance in the early twentieth century, develops Luther's experience of the self under the divine wrath in terms that have affinity to what Carl Schmitt calls the “state of exception.” We examine similar non‐dialectical ways of relating law/gospel that nourish fascist tendencies on the ri…
Genderealogy
This essay addresses the problem of the sexed and gendered subject of genealogy, and the binary central to the fixing of male agents in the self‐narration of disciplines in genealogy. Feminist and womanist theories are considered for their strategies of repair, such as the retrieval of women erased from genealogy, the repositioning of women as transgressive subjects from an hermeneutical perspective, and the task of changing the imaginary around …
From Polycrisis to Christology
Die gegenwärtige Zeit der Polykrise wirkt als Brandbeschleuninger eines emotionalen Ethos der Überforderung durch Angst und Sorge. Der Aufsatz befasst sich mit der Polykrise als theologischem Thema und entwirft eine kritisch-theoretische Perspektive auf »Transzendenz«, die produktive Wege des Hoffens, Handelns und Denkens eröffnet. Das konstruktive theologische Argument lehnt sich an Howard Thurmans Formulierung »Religion of the Disinherited« (»R…
Philosophy (13 works) · Theology (11 works) · Epistemology (8 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (7 works) · History (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Christology (3 works)