NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion - Volume 45, Issue 4, 1991

Abstract Studies in the History of Religions have had some impact on the development of religious phenomena. This was never questioned, but also hardly mentioned as a legitimate aim. Does there implicitly exist a ‘practical’ or ‘adapted’ Religionswissenschaft? Or do scholars still favour the traditional ‘epochè’? Many studies of new religious movements in our society often do not show such a scholarly distance, even when th Read More

Abstract This article about Abraham Kuenen is written on the occasion of the centenary of his death, 10 december 1991. After a short biography, his theories concerning the origin and the composition of the Pentateuch, and concerning the history of the religion of Israel are described and discussed. Kuenen’s research on these two areas is considered to be his most important contribution to the international debate of the ti Read More

Abstract The question dealt with in this article is whether the thought of Hermann Cohen (1842-1918) can be considered a good example of ‘Jewish philosophy’, that is, of a seamless combination of Judaism and (in Cohen’s case: Kantian) philosophy. Three reasons for nuancing the affirmation of this combination are discussed. These are related to the genesis, the outcome and the systematic content of Cohen’s thought. Although Read More

Abstract In a short introduction the delimitation of this article is justified. Then the status of this discipline in the Dutch universities is discussed. This discussion leads to the conclusion that the outcome of this debate depends on our concept of the knowledge of God. Therefore the next paragraphs discuss inquiries concerning the doctrine of God and the connected themes of christology, hermeneutics and ecclesiology. In Read More