Universität Wien

010027 VO Theodicy (2015S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Theologien und Religionswiss.

If one tries to speak of God in a fundamentally theological way, one faces big problems as well as great tasks. Because of the fact that it has become a growing problem to speak assertively of God a new approach to negative theology is possible and obvious after historical crisis and face to face with contemporary crisis. This is not meant to be fleeing these crisis (redemption that had not become real; religious violence), but to renew the access to the wisdom of Israel confessing the one and real God and its human consequences.
Moodle

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.03. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 11.03. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 18.03. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 25.03. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 15.04. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 22.04. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 29.04. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 06.05. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 13.05. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 20.05. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 27.05. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 03.06. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 10.06. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 17.06. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Wednesday 24.06. 09:45 - 11:15 (ehem. Hörsaal 48 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course deals with the following topics:
- Substitution of God through (religious) terror and different kinds of heroism
- The relevance of the essential difference between God and man
- Naturalistic ideologies as presupposition of modern atheism
- Characteristics of idols, their omnipresence, and the God of liberation
- God, sacrifice, and reconciliation
- Idols and space, ban of images and time
- Prayer as testimony of the biblical God and rebellion, anger, protest, thanks, and acceptance as its main incentives
- God and Shabbat

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam (English as language of the exam possible)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The main targets of this course are the knowledge of:
- the problem of substituting God in a time that tends to lose the faith in him
- the connection between modern naturalism and atheism
- the reasons of overstressing man’s capability leading him to idolizing himself
- the connection between religious ideologies, sacrifices, victims, and abusing God
- the eminent relevance of the biblical ban of images
- prayer as one of the basic testimonies of God
- the legitimation of struggling with God and even against God for God’s sake

Examination topics

Lecture, discussion, summaries of each lecture on MOODLE

Reading list

see above: LV-Literatur

Association in the course directory

Pflichtfach für 011 (08W, 11W) D35 und für 066 793 (08W) M4, UF 055 RK13, 066 795 M2a oder M2b, Pflichtfach Fundamentaltheologie I für 011 (02W) für 020 gilt die LV für Fundamentaltheologie kompakt I

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