It is day 7 of the World Cup of Modern Systematic Theologians. The newest contestants have made their way onto the pitch. The lesser Niebuhr stretches as he prepares to face Koala Queen Mary Daly. Niebuhr may be a favourite in this matchup but there is no telling what that angry looking mob of koalas will do if he defeats their queen!
Rahner came onto the pitch swinging, his first blow knocked Nygren right off his feet and he has yet to get back up. It is the oddest sight to see kicking Nygren and yelling “bourgeois this!” This could get messier than the koala bears folks!
Over in group Augustine things are looking downright civilized. Tillich and Gunton seem well matched at this point; Tillich might be a slight favourite in the match.
Yoder faces Kasper who is desperately trying to put his recent comments about the Anglican ordination of female bishops behind him.
As always we will keep you posted.
[STARTLING UPDATE!]
Küng did not expect the sleeper hold!!!! Zizioulas takes down one of the arguably most recognizable names in theology. What a match!
Gutierrez liberated his victory from Schillebeeckx!
Frei stood around in net telling himself stories while Jenson danced his way to victory!
McFague had a rough go yet again as Lossky more than doubles her score!
McFague was sporting a shirt that says "Rosemary Radical Ruether Rocks!" That's the spirit!
2 comments:
Hey Scott. I am just having a little fun with the statements made over on Patrik's site. To be honest I finally picked up my first Niebuhr, of course is was H. Richard. What is a great place to start with for Reinhold? My key areas of interest are trinitarian theology, ecclesiology, pneumatology and spirituality.
I've read Rasmussen, Moral Fragments & Moral Community, what a truly horrible book. I read it for a course otherwise I wouldn't have bothered finishing it. It just went from bleak to bleaker - so frustrating.
R M Brown is a name that keeps coming up, maybe I'll see if I can track down that one.
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