Abstract
In this article I investigate to what extent the «ecclesiastical history» is or ought to be linked to a specific ecclesial background. The Greek original of the term (ekklēsiastikē historia, coined by Eusebius of Caesarea) can be interpreted in two ways: as history of the Church or history from an ecclesiastical perspective (corresponding to an objective vs. subject genitive, respectively). The history of Eusebius has a marked apologetical interest, but this does not fatally undermine the scholarly rigor of the work. I argue that the discipline should have a clear theological profile even today, and that moreover this need not exclude a pluralism of perspectives among the specialists of the field.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Publikationsform: | Publisher's Version |
Fakultät: | Evangelische Theologie > Abteilung für Kirchengeschichte |
Themengebiete: | 200 Religion > 270 Geschichte des Christentums |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-31707-6 |
ISSN: | 0040-5701 |
Sprache: | Deutsch |
Dokumenten ID: | 31707 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 07. Jan. 2017, 15:51 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 11. Jan. 2021, 08:27 |