Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Systematic Theology
First Advisor
Leopoldo A. Sánchez M.
Scripture References in this Resource
John 4:34; Galatians 4:4; Genesis 3:24; Genesis 4:16; Genesis 25:6; 1 Peter 3:20; Genesis 11:2; Matthew 25:41; Matthew 2:1–12; Genesis 12:1–4; Genesis 12:12; Genesis 16:1–4; Hebrews 11:19; Romans 4:19–22; Deuteronomy 8:2
Abstract
The dissertation proposes that an adequate way to describe postconciliar Catholic and Lutheran scholars' descriptions of the human person's journey back to God lies in looking at their respective soteriologies through the lens of pneumatology and Spirit Christology. To highlight the ways in which Catholic and Lutheran theologies tell the story of the Spirit in our salvation, the dissertation proposes the metaphor of the Spirit taking humanity on a journey through the divinely created spaces of the Garden of Eden, the space East of Eden, and the space of the New Eden, where humanity fully experiences the beatific vision. In dialogue with Catholic theology, the dissertation also offers a complementary historiographical proposal on how the Spirit of God works through human history to prepare people for encountering Christ, thus becoming known as the Spirit of Christ.
Recommended Citation
Raebel, Jared, "The Journey Back to God: A Lutheran Pneumatological Assessment of Postconciliar Catholic Soteriology Through the Lens of Pneumatology and Spirit Christology" (2024). Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation. 153.
https://scholar.csl.edu/phd/153
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