Marcel Sarot (*1961) is professor of fundamental theology at Tilburg School of Catholic Theology (TST) of Tilburg University. Since January 2014 he is also the dean of that institution
Editorial Introduction
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelator... more Editorial Introduction
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
An Investigation into the Grammar of Religious Attitudes
Reiner Wimmer 9
2What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
Some Epistemological Questions
Joseph Houston 26
3Revelation and Language
Simo Knuuttila 45
4Models of Revelation and Language
Luco van den Brom 56
5Revelation and Gender
Janet Martin Soskice 72
6Revelation, Gender and Religious Realism
Eberhard Herrmann 93
7Judging and Respecting the Beliefs of Others
Henk Vroom 109
8Religious Self-Consciousness and Judging the Beliefs of Others
Jörg Dierken 131
Appendix
Philosophy of Religion in the Benelux
Gijsbert van den Brink 153
In this article, I analyse C.S. Lewis’s attitude towards the theology and the theologians of his ... more In this article, I analyse C.S. Lewis’s attitude towards the theology and the theologians of his time. Lewis often emphasised that he was not a theologian. Sometimes he does so out of modesty, to excuse minor errors that a specialist in the field would not have made. More often than not, however, something else plays a role: Lewis’s dislike of the theology and the theologians of his time. Although he intended not to become a party in theological controversies, Lewis occasionally took sides. He expressed himself in extremely negative terms about the liberal ... movement, which in his experience... dominated the theology of his time. By assuming them to be in error, and showing how they had arrived there, he participates in the practice he elsewhere rejected as ‘Bulverism’. Moreover, he employed pejorative, sexually tinged metaphors. Only on one occasion did Lewis provide arguments for his rejection of liberal theology, and on that occasion he limited himself to New Testament exegesis...
This article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Chris... more This article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Christianity. The author argues for the layered intertextuality of the poem, in which allusions to Bruegel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, The Census at Jerusalem, and The Massacre of the Innocents can be recognised. Moreover, Philippe de Champaigne’s Presentation in the Temple and Peter Paul Rubens’s The Martyrdom of St Livinus (in the same museum in Brussels) seem also to have influenced the poem. Finally, there is reason to suppose that John Singer Sargent’s Crashed Aeroplane influenced Auden. In an analysis of the structure of the poem, the author argues that there is a clear structure hidden under the surface of day-to-day language. He connects this hidden structure with Auden’s poem The Hidden Law, and suggests that Auden wished to claim that even though we cannot understand suffering, it has a hidden meaning known only to God. This hidden meaning connects our suffering with the se...
This introductory chapter aims to do three things. First, it sketches the renaissance of interest... more This introductory chapter aims to do three things. First, it sketches the renaissance of interest in Reformed scholasticism and the radical reassessment brought about by recent scholarship. Given the role that Willem van Asselt has played in this revaluation, sketching it goes hand in hand with the second aim: introducing the main foci of van Asselts scholarly interests. Finally, since all contributions are somehow connected to van Asselts work, it introduces them in the course of the description of the resurgence of interest in Reformed scholasticism and van Asselts contribution. The formation of the Research Group Classic Reformed Theology in 1982 led to the application of the methods of Anglo-Saxon post-Wittgensteinian analytic philosophy to the study of Reformed scholasticism. Christianity had to break away from this view of the relationship between God and the world, as it left no room for the ideas of creation, freedom, revelation and incarnation. Keywords: Christianity; post-Wittgensteinian analytic philosophy; reformed scholasticism; Research Group Classic Reformed Theology; Willem van Asselt
Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology, 1996
Dans un premier temps, l'A. rappelle les raisons traditionnelles qui associent Dieu a l'i... more Dans un premier temps, l'A. rappelle les raisons traditionnelles qui associent Dieu a l'impassibilite. En second lieu, il discute les arguments en faveur de la these de la passabilite et tente de montrer pourquoi ces derniers sont plus solides que les premiers. Ensuite, il montre comment une continuite avec la theologie traditionnelle peut etre assuree et preservee dans le cadre d'une theologie passibiliste. Pour terminer, il enquete sur ce que nous pouvons apprendre des meandres de la doctrine de l'(im)passabilite divine dans le cadre des criteres d'une theologie chretienne en general
Editorial Introduction
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelator... more Editorial Introduction
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
An Investigation into the Grammar of Religious Attitudes
Reiner Wimmer 9
2What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
Some Epistemological Questions
Joseph Houston 26
3Revelation and Language
Simo Knuuttila 45
4Models of Revelation and Language
Luco van den Brom 56
5Revelation and Gender
Janet Martin Soskice 72
6Revelation, Gender and Religious Realism
Eberhard Herrmann 93
7Judging and Respecting the Beliefs of Others
Henk Vroom 109
8Religious Self-Consciousness and Judging the Beliefs of Others
Jörg Dierken 131
Appendix
Philosophy of Religion in the Benelux
Gijsbert van den Brink 153
In this article, I analyse C.S. Lewis’s attitude towards the theology and the theologians of his ... more In this article, I analyse C.S. Lewis’s attitude towards the theology and the theologians of his time. Lewis often emphasised that he was not a theologian. Sometimes he does so out of modesty, to excuse minor errors that a specialist in the field would not have made. More often than not, however, something else plays a role: Lewis’s dislike of the theology and the theologians of his time. Although he intended not to become a party in theological controversies, Lewis occasionally took sides. He expressed himself in extremely negative terms about the liberal ... movement, which in his experience... dominated the theology of his time. By assuming them to be in error, and showing how they had arrived there, he participates in the practice he elsewhere rejected as ‘Bulverism’. Moreover, he employed pejorative, sexually tinged metaphors. Only on one occasion did Lewis provide arguments for his rejection of liberal theology, and on that occasion he limited himself to New Testament exegesis...
This article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Chris... more This article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Christianity. The author argues for the layered intertextuality of the poem, in which allusions to Bruegel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, The Census at Jerusalem, and The Massacre of the Innocents can be recognised. Moreover, Philippe de Champaigne’s Presentation in the Temple and Peter Paul Rubens’s The Martyrdom of St Livinus (in the same museum in Brussels) seem also to have influenced the poem. Finally, there is reason to suppose that John Singer Sargent’s Crashed Aeroplane influenced Auden. In an analysis of the structure of the poem, the author argues that there is a clear structure hidden under the surface of day-to-day language. He connects this hidden structure with Auden’s poem The Hidden Law, and suggests that Auden wished to claim that even though we cannot understand suffering, it has a hidden meaning known only to God. This hidden meaning connects our suffering with the se...
This introductory chapter aims to do three things. First, it sketches the renaissance of interest... more This introductory chapter aims to do three things. First, it sketches the renaissance of interest in Reformed scholasticism and the radical reassessment brought about by recent scholarship. Given the role that Willem van Asselt has played in this revaluation, sketching it goes hand in hand with the second aim: introducing the main foci of van Asselts scholarly interests. Finally, since all contributions are somehow connected to van Asselts work, it introduces them in the course of the description of the resurgence of interest in Reformed scholasticism and van Asselts contribution. The formation of the Research Group Classic Reformed Theology in 1982 led to the application of the methods of Anglo-Saxon post-Wittgensteinian analytic philosophy to the study of Reformed scholasticism. Christianity had to break away from this view of the relationship between God and the world, as it left no room for the ideas of creation, freedom, revelation and incarnation. Keywords: Christianity; post-Wittgensteinian analytic philosophy; reformed scholasticism; Research Group Classic Reformed Theology; Willem van Asselt
Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology, 1996
Dans un premier temps, l'A. rappelle les raisons traditionnelles qui associent Dieu a l'i... more Dans un premier temps, l'A. rappelle les raisons traditionnelles qui associent Dieu a l'impassibilite. En second lieu, il discute les arguments en faveur de la these de la passabilite et tente de montrer pourquoi ces derniers sont plus solides que les premiers. Ensuite, il montre comment une continuite avec la theologie traditionnelle peut etre assuree et preservee dans le cadre d'une theologie passibiliste. Pour terminer, il enquete sur ce que nous pouvons apprendre des meandres de la doctrine de l'(im)passabilite divine dans le cadre des criteres d'une theologie chretienne en general
In a survey of Internet resources available to philosophers of religion, the authors critically d... more In a survey of Internet resources available to philosophers of religion, the authors critically discuss philosophy sites, e-journals, virtual libraries etc that are relevant to philosophy of religion. They conclude that the Internet is increasingly becoming a helpful and even indispensable source of information.
STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGY Edited by: HJ Adriaanse& Vincent Briimmer Advisory Board: John ... more STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHICAL THEOLOGY Edited by: HJ Adriaanse& Vincent Briimmer Advisory Board: John Clayton (Lancaster), Ingolf Dalferth (Tubingen), Jean Greisch (Paris), Anders Jeffner (Uppsala), Christoph Schwbbel (London) Editorial Formula: 'Philosophical theology is the ...
Marcel Sarot vergleicht eine katholische mit einer evangelischen Konzeption der Theologie des Geb... more Marcel Sarot vergleicht eine katholische mit einer evangelischen Konzeption der Theologie des Gebets. Evangelische und katholische Christinnen und Christen können coneinander lernen. In der katholische Konzeption wird v.a. die christliche Gemeinschaft hervorgehoben. In der evngaelischen Konzeption steht die persönliche Beziehung mit Gott im Vördergrund.
De paradox van de eeuwige jeugd Het streven naar erkenning en waardering als oorzaak van een onge... more De paradox van de eeuwige jeugd Het streven naar erkenning en waardering als oorzaak van een ongelukkig bestaan.
his article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Christ... more his article situates Auden’s poem Musée des Beaux Arts in the process of his conversion to Christianity. The author argues for the layered intertextuality of the poem, in which allusions to Bruegel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, The Census at Jerusalem, and The Massacre of the Innocents can be recognised. Moreover, Philippe de Champaigne’s Presentation in the Temple and Peter Paul Rubens’s The Martyrdom of St Livinus (in the same museum in Brussels) seem also to have influenced the poem. Finally, there is reason to suppose that John Singer Sargent’s Crashed Aeroplane influenced Auden. In an analysis of the structure of the poem, the author argues that there is a clear structure hidden under the surface of day-to-day language. He connects this hidden structure with Auden’s poem The Hidden Law, and suggests that Auden wished to claim that even though we cannot understand suffering, it has a hidden meaning known only to God. This hidden meaning connects our suffering with the self-emptying of Christ, a connection which the author demonstrates is in fact also made in Musée des Beaux Arts.
Inleiding Janet Martin groeide op in een Anglicaans gezin in Canada dat uit gewoonte met Pasen en... more Inleiding Janet Martin groeide op in een Anglicaans gezin in Canada dat uit gewoonte met Pasen en Kerstmis naar de kerk ging, maar waar geloof geen belangrijke rol speelde. En bij haar ging het niet anders dan bij andere jongeren uit die tijd: de ouders waren randkerkelijk, de kinderen geloofden helemaal niet meer. Toen zij aan Cornell University Engels en filosofie ging studeren, was Janet naar eigen zeggen agnoste of atheïste. Zij kan achteraf niet meer zeggen welk van beide: zij was destijds zo weinig met deze dingen bezig, dat zij dit onderscheid niet maakte. Tot zover niets opmerkelijks. Dertig jaar later was dezelfde Janet Martin (die inmiddels is gehuwd met de kunstenaar Oliver Soskice en zich nu Janet Martin Soskice noemt) echter een van de belangrijkste vrouwelijke rooms-katholieke theologen, en sinds 2009 heeft zij een prestigieuze leerstoel in de wijsgerige theologie aan de Universiteit van Cambridge. Aan diverse universiteiten (waaronder de Gregoriana in Rome) bekleedde zij gasthoogleraarschappen. Wat is hier gebeurd? Op haar eenentwintigste had Janet een bekeringservaring, die zij zelf later als volgt beschreef: Ik was in de douche , op een gewone dag , toen ik bemerkte dat ik omringd werd door een aanwezigheid van liefde, een liefde zo echt en zo persoonlijk dat ik er niet aan kon twijfelen. Ik was, voor zover ik weet , niet al op zoek naar God, ik was niet aan God aan het denken, ik had geen bijzonder goede of bijzonder slechte dag – hoewel mijn vrienden mij later voorzichtig, een voor een, apart namen om me te zeggen dat, hoewel ze op geen enkele wijze de indruk wilden wekken dat zij mijn ervaring in diskrediet brachten, zij wel hadden opgemerkt dat ik kort voor deze ervaring bijzonder vrolijk of juist depressief was geweest – hun verschillende verklaringen waren tegenstrijdig. Wat mij betreft, ik kon niet twijfelen aan de werkelijkheid van die liefdevolle aanwezigheid, en dat kan ik nog steeds niet. Ik weet nu dat eenmalige 'religieuze ervaringen' van dit soort geen hoge ogen gooien bij gezaghebbende theologen zoals Thomas van Aquino, de biechtvaders van Teresa van Avila en professor Nicholas Lash; zij menen dat dit type ervaringen wordt beïnvloed door stemmingen en veelal misleidend is. Als ik mijn leven nog eens over mag doen, zal ik proberen om een hoger soort bekeringservaring te hebben – maar dit is nu wat er met mij is gebeurd. Ik werd omgedraaid. Bekeerd. Niet dat ik eerst het soort persoon was dat oude dametjes van hun tasjes beroofde en nu plotseling veranderde in iemand die hen hielp oversteken. Ik bleef grotendeels dezelfde persoon, maar keek een nieuwe richting uit. 1 De tekst van deze bijdrage is gebaseerd op een slechts gedeeltelijk uitgeschreven lezing die ik op 3 april 2014 hield voor Luce: Centrum voor Religieuze Communicatie, en die ik in oktober 2014 uitwerkte tot een artikel. Omdat er zoveel tijd verstreek tussen het houden van mijn lezing en het uitwerken ervan, heb ik dankbaar gebruik gemaakt van de aantekeningen van mijn lezing die Dr Frank Bosman maakte voor de website Lucepedia. Ik vermoed zelfs, dat die aantekeningen op onderdelen helderder waren dan wat ik in april jl. heb gezegd.
Herbronning. 40 jaar bijzondere leerstoel ‘Oude katholieke kerkstructuren’. Bijdragen van het sym... more Herbronning. 40 jaar bijzondere leerstoel ‘Oude katholieke kerkstructuren’. Bijdragen van het symposium ‘Herbronning’ van 9 december 2016. Het thema ‘herbronning’ is een centraal gegeven in oud-katholieke theologie: terug naar de bronnen op zoek naar inspiratie voor de theologie van vandaag. Aanleiding voor de bundel vormde het 40 jarig jubileüm van de oud-katholieke leerstoel aan de Universiteit Utrecht. De vier leerstoelhouders tot dusver, Jan Visser, Jan Hallebeek, Angela Berlis en Peter-Ben Smit bieden ieder een bijdrage vanuit hun vakgebieden. Jan Visser over het ‘heilige’ als de bron van religie, Jan Hallebeek over kerkrechtelijke herbronning, Angela Berlis over vergeten (vrouwen)stemmen in de (kerk)geschiedenis, en Peter-Ben Smit over de Bijbel als bron voor theologie. Bij iedere bijdrage zijn van vakgenoten uit binnen- en buitenland opgenomen, zodat de bundel ook een discussie bevat. De lezer is uitgenodigd die zelf ook voort te zetten.
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Books by Marcel Sarot
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
An Investigation into the Grammar of Religious Attitudes
Reiner Wimmer 9
2What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
Some Epistemological Questions
Joseph Houston 26
3Revelation and Language
Simo Knuuttila 45
4Models of Revelation and Language
Luco van den Brom 56
5Revelation and Gender
Janet Martin Soskice 72
6Revelation, Gender and Religious Realism
Eberhard Herrmann 93
7Judging and Respecting the Beliefs of Others
Henk Vroom 109
8Religious Self-Consciousness and Judging the Beliefs of Others
Jörg Dierken 131
Appendix
Philosophy of Religion in the Benelux
Gijsbert van den Brink 153
Notes on the Contributors 179
Papers by Marcel Sarot
Vincent Brümmer and Marcel Sarot 7
1What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
An Investigation into the Grammar of Religious Attitudes
Reiner Wimmer 9
2What Makes an Experience Revelatory?
Some Epistemological Questions
Joseph Houston 26
3Revelation and Language
Simo Knuuttila 45
4Models of Revelation and Language
Luco van den Brom 56
5Revelation and Gender
Janet Martin Soskice 72
6Revelation, Gender and Religious Realism
Eberhard Herrmann 93
7Judging and Respecting the Beliefs of Others
Henk Vroom 109
8Religious Self-Consciousness and Judging the Beliefs of Others
Jörg Dierken 131
Appendix
Philosophy of Religion in the Benelux
Gijsbert van den Brink 153
Notes on the Contributors 179
to have influenced the poem. Finally, there is reason to suppose that John Singer Sargent’s Crashed Aeroplane influenced Auden. In an analysis of the structure of the poem, the author argues that there is a clear structure hidden under the surface of day-to-day language. He connects this hidden structure with Auden’s poem The Hidden Law, and suggests that Auden wished to claim that even though we cannot understand suffering, it has a hidden meaning known only to
God. This hidden meaning connects our suffering with the self-emptying of Christ, a connection which the author demonstrates is in fact also made in Musée des Beaux Arts.