Overview
- Winner of the Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism, 2020
- Provides a timely addition to the study of ecumenism at the 500th anniversary of the Reformation
- Offers a unique approach to the question of differentiated consensus that makes use of the tools of contemporary cognitive linguistics
- Investigates the embodied character of human knowing to demonstrate that agreements between communities require understanding the particular structures of language operative in each group
Part of the book series: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue (PEID)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Joint Declaration: History & Critiques
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Consensus and Conceptual Mapping
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Mapping the Differentiated Consensus in the JDDJ
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About this book
In this book, Jakob Karl Rinderknecht shows that mapping the "cognitive blends" that structure meaning can reveal underlying agreement within apparent theological contradictions. He traces Lutheran and Catholic positions on sin in the baptized, especially the Lutheran simul iustus et peccator and the Catholic insistence that concupiscence in the baptized is not sin. He demonstrates that the JDDJ reconciles these positions, and therefore that a truly differentiated consensus is possible.
Reviews
“This inspiring book should become required reading both in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome and for the bookkeepers of Lutheran orthodoxy, but also for all theologians who deal with Christians from different confessions and traditions.” (Theodor Dieter, Anglican Theological Review, Vol. 101 (4), 2019)
“This luminous use of insights from cognitive linguistics explains the Joint Declaration's counterintuitive conclusion that genuine consensus is possible without retracting the historical teachings of either Catholics or Lutherans. Rinderknecht provides a thick theoretical warrant for the widely accepted but insufficiently explained notion of ‘differentiated consensus.’ His approach promises a more satisfactory route to doctrinal reconciliation without capitulation than George Lindbeck's influential appeal to cultural linguistic understanding.” (Robert Masson, Marquette University, USA)
“By applying cognitive linguistics to theology, Rinderknecht is able to show how Catholics and Lutherans have developed their own cognitive blend on how holiness and sinfulness can go hand in hand in Christian anthropology. This is a must-read for every student and scholar in ecumenism. A most timely and welcome publication.” (Peter De Mey, KU Leuven, Belgium)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mapping the Differentiated Consensus of the Joint Declaration
Authors: Jakob Karl Rinderknecht
Series Title: Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40099-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40098-3Published: 17 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82032-3Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40099-0Published: 12 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6591
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 281
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Christian Theology, Comparative Religion, Philosophy of Religion