Wolfhart Pannenberg

Wolfhart Pannenberg (2 October 1928 – 5 September 2014) was a German theologian. Quotes Systematic Theology (1988-1994) For one thing, Christian doctrine is from first to last a historical construct. Its content rests on the historical revelation of God in the historical figure of Jesus Christ and on the precise evaluation, by historical interpretation alone, of the testimony that early Christian proclamation gives to this figure. Foreword Reflection upon the historical place of dogmatic concepts and the related identifying and relative weighting of the essential themes of Christian doctrine are indispensable to an impartial judgment of their fitness and scope in expressing the universal significance of the history and person of Jesus Christ. Foreword External links Category:Theologians from Germany Category:2014 deaths Category:1928 births