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Christ as the Contrast Experience: Where Spirituality for Social Transformation Begins

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2024, (59), pp.121-148
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : July 1, 2024
  • Accepted : August 12, 2024
  • Published : August 31, 2024

youngpa kwon 1

1서강대학교 서강대학교 신학연구소

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ABSTRACT

Schillebeeckx posits that all experiences are inherently interpreted, emphasizing that the early Christian community’s confession of Jesus as the Christ must be viewed within their cultural context. This study focuses on Schillebeeckx’s exploration of how specific experiences led to the early church’s recognition of Jesus’ identity and subsequent confession of Him as Christ. Rather than proposing a new Christology, this work seeks to deepen Christians’ relationship with Christ through vivid confession and commitment. Schillebeeckx highlights a pivotal concept in his theology: the ‘contrast experience,’ which is the recognition of a gap between the ideal world and reality. He argues that the early church experienced God’s saving presence through Jesus’ life and teachings, leading to their confession of Him as Christ. Schillebeeckx suggests that modern Christians, like the early church, should live out their faith by resisting injustice and embodying God’s salvation in the world.

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