TY - SER ED - Pfarrerinnen- und Pfarrer-Gebetsbund TI - Theologische Beiträge SN - 0342-2372 PY - 2019/// CY - Witten PB - SCM R. Brockhaus N2 - BIBILISCHE BESINNUNG Michael Herbst: Befreiung von der drückenden Sorge AUFSÄTZE Alister McGrath: Erzähltes Evangelium – Erzählende Kirche? Zur Aufgabe und zum Wesen narrativer Apologetik This article sets out the case for a narrative apologetics, understood not simply as an approach to theology which opportunistically uses stories, but one which is grounded in the fundamentally narrative nature of the Christian faith. The essay draws especially on C. S. Lewis in both making the case for the use of narratives in Christian apologetics, and also considering some ways in which a narrative apologetics might be developed further. In particular, it highlights the importance of showing that a Christian narrative has an imaginative and rational appeal that exceeds that of its secular alternatives. Maximilian Zimmermann: Im Anfang war das Bild? Impulse der Theologie Martin Kählers zur gegenwärtigen theologischen Diskussion um den iconic turn Gottfried Boehm’s term iconic turn implies the priority of the image over the word, for the meaning of language is based on visual perception. This is inconsistent with the widespread theological emphasis on the priority of the word, often with reference to John 1:14 and Romans 10:17. However, the Protestant theologian Martin Kähler (1835–1912) placed emphasis on pictoral terms such as image, impression and portrait. Kähler did so based on his understanding of revelation as defined by Col 1:15: the invisible God revealed himself through visible or scenic events in history, or through images (e.g. Mark 15:39). Therefore, images are highly significant for the biblical understanding of God’s revelation in history and continue to be essential to Christian life and theology by being put into words (and texts) and by being communicated to others (through words) as normative images of salvation history.. DOKUMENTATION „Nicht unser Jesus“ – „Reclaiming Jesus“ – Ein aktuelles Bekenntnis besorgter Christen und Christinnen in den USA von 2018 – mit einer Einleitung aus deutscher Sicht von Peter Strauch und in einer Übersetzung von Marcus Tesch BERICHT Beate Schütz Rache, Vergeltung, Vernichtung – wohin mit den sog. Feindpsalmen? Ein Literaturbericht über neuere Ergebnisse der alttestamentlichen Forschung ER -