Bultmannian irony
By Peter Leithart
Bultmann says that we moderns who can flick on electric lights cannot believe in the dichotomous anthropology of the New Testament, which distinguishes absolutely between the spiritual core of the self and the physical body.
Problem is, that’s not the New Testament anthropology. In fact, it’s ironically the product of the modern worldview to which Bultmann wants to adhere. Bultmann has become sooo modern that he can no longer believe in modernity’s man, the ghost in the machine.
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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