Article September 3, 1966 Issue

Signs of the Times

Gordon D. Kaufman

The Christian Century

The Rev. Prof. Gordon D. Kaufman Divinity School, Harvard University in The Christian Century, Chicago [© 1966 Christian Century Foundation. Reprinted by permission.]

It is probably not possible, in serious work such as theology purports to be, to specify how one's mind is changing. . . .

The great critical questions posed by liberalism and humanism about cultural relativity, the relation of Christianity to the other world religions, "mythological" vs. "scientific" thinking, etc.—questions which could be more or less ignored or overlooked during the crises of recent decades—have come into view once again and are demanding attention. Most notable ... is the central conception on which the whole theological program rests, . . . What do we mean by "God? . . .

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