Theology of history

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The theology of history is the notion and teaching that human history strives towards a goal under the directing influence of God.

According to this concept, the beginning and end of history are subject to God's free disposal. A plan of God is revealed in the course of history. Insofar as the goal of history is a state of salvation, one also speaks of salvation history .

In the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam some common elements of theological understanding of history can be found: creation of man (Adam and Eve), life in paradise, the fall of man, expulsion from paradise.

In contrast to profane historiography, theology of history knows that God intervenes in the course of things, above all through prophets and miracles .

The question of how and by whom the end of history is brought about is answered differently in the various religions. For Christianity, according to Karl Rahner, the "history of mankind [...] is approaching a final perfection of mankind".

In contrast to the philosophy of history , the theology of history is tied to revelation specifications. In this respect, the theology of history is always linked to certain religious and denominational requirements. Only to the extent that these prerequisites become questionable and there is “an erosion of the certainty of salvation history”, a philosophy of history develops that is independent of such specifications

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Salvation History" in Islam? accessed on May 31, 2018
  2. ↑ Karl Rahner: Basic Course of Faith. Introduction to the concept of Christianity, Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1976, p. 427
  3. ↑ Philosophy of history: The emergence of speculative philosophy of history, in: Information Philosophy , accessed on May 31, 2018.

literature

  • Georg Essen: Theology of history and eschatology in modern times: A foundation . Lit Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-11339-9 .
  • "History theology ", in: Karl Rahner / Herbert Vorgimler: Small theological dictionary , Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1961, p. 127f
  • The answer of the religions . A survey with 341 questions from Gerhard Szczesny among “faith experts” of the large denominational communities, rororo 6700, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1971, p. 105 ff

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