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Rudolf Bultmann: A Companion to His Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Rudolf Bultmann is one of the most widely known but least read theologians of the twentieth century. He is famous as the one who “demythologized” the New Testament, but very few understand what he meant by this or how his hermeneutical program connects to the other areas of his theological project. Bultmann presents a unique challenge to readers, not only because of his radical theological...

and comprehends the world. Marburg Neokantianism elevates reason and logic into the all-encompassing principles that determine meaning. This is why Bultmann often refers to “objectifying thinking.” It is the thinking aspect of objectification, specifically the way it makes human rationality into the norm for all truth claims, that he wants to highlight as particularly problematic. Cohen exemplifies the problem when he places logic, reason, and science over against religion and myth, which he associates
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