Zugl.: Fribourg, Univ., Diss, 2005

Zugl.: Osnabrück, Univ., Diss., 2007

Zugl.: Freiburg (Breisgau), Univ., Diss., 2006/07

Thesis (Th. M.)--Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1994. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [64]-67).

Zugl.: Rom, Univ. Gregoriana, Diss., 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D.D.(Dogmat.)--Universiteit van Pretoria, 2005. / Title page in English. Used title page and an extra page with Afrikaans title for cataloging. Thesis in Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368).

[pt] A presente dissertação trata da centralidade de Jesus Cristo no entendimento do projeto de Deus sobre o ser humano. Esta abordagem encontrou na Gaudium et Spes, especialmente em seu número 22, um lugar significativo, pois permitiu à antropologia teológica uma visão mais unitária. Cristo, Homem Novo, aparece como Homem Perfeito, isto é, paradigma daquilo que o ser humano é chamado a ser. O caminho que faremos terá três momentos. O primeiro será um relato descritivo e interpretativo sobre a gênese e o desenvolvimento da Gaudium et Spes, com uma atenção especial ao tema proposto, o mistério do homem revelado no mistério de Cristo, marcadamente presente no primeiro capítulo do documento, em destaque no número 22. Em seguida, aprofundaremos a centralidade de Jesus no projeto de Deus Pai para o ser humano. A dignidade da pessoa humana se esclarece no mistério de Cristo (GS 22). Nesta afirmação está a mais alta fundamentação da Constituição Pastoral. E, finalmente, iremos explicitar o pensamento de dois grandes teólogos alemães do século XX, Wolfhart Pannenberg, pastor luterano, e Karl Rahner, padre jesuíta católico, que afrontaram o tema da relação entre teologia e antropologia. / [en] This dissertation is about the centrality of Jesus Christ in the understanding of God s project about human being. This approach found in Gaudium et Spes, especially in its number 22, a significant place because it allowed a more unified vision to the theological anthropology. Christ, New Man, appears as Perfect Man, that is, paradigm of what human beings are called to be. There will be three moments on the path we will have. The first will be a descriptive and interpretive account about the genesis and the development of Gaudium et Spes, with special attention to the theme, the mystery of the man revealed in the mystery of Christ, markedly present in the first chapter of the document, highlighted the number 22 . Then we will deepen the centrality of Jesus in the project of God the Father for humans. The dignity of the human person is made clear in the mystery of Christ (GS 22). This statement is the highest reason for the Pastoral Constitution. And finally, we will explain the thoughts of two great German theologians of the twentieth century, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Lutheran pastor, and Karl Rahner, Catholic Jesuit priest who blasphemed the theme of relationship between theology and anthropology.

Purpose: In this essay a limited and specific selection of Swedish pastoral letters, has been used in order to describe and analyze various depictions (images) of Christ. Furthermore, the similarities as well as the differences between the depictions, will be noted. The theoretical perspective used in the analysis is one of high versus low Christology i.e. whether the emphasis is focused on Christ as divine, or Christ as human, and the possible tension between the two. Also, the ontological and functional aspect of the images will be elucidated. Method: The used method is hermeneutic. The analysis is text oriented and initially a descriptive analysis is used to describe the various depictions. References will be made to Jesus – God and Man, by Prof. Wolfhart Pannenberg, and the article “Christology” by Prof. Ola Sigurdson. In the analysis that follows a comparative method will be used to form a normative analysis with constructive summaries of each depiction of Christ.   Results and conclusions: The result of this study shows that a various number of depictions of Christ is to be found within the selected pastoral letters. In some the image of Christ is described in a substantial and obvious way, like the Compass or a Fellow human being. In contrast, there are depictions of Jesus as the Brother and the Guide. In others a symbolic image is to be found, like the Star, the Sign or Logos. There are also more traditional dogmatic depictions as the Savior. In all of them an ontological and a functional aspect can be found. The depictions of Christ also have in common that the emphasis is mainly on the humanity of Christ. In many of them a tension between the divinity and the humanity of Christ is obvious. The images are mediating openness and diversity, showing Jesus Christ as an inspiration, a beacon and someone to follow. They are all providing answers to the question of the title of this essay: Who do they say I am?

[pt] Wolfhart Pannenberg é considerado um dos mais importantes teólogos do século XX. Nesta dissertação estudamos como Pannenberg viu a Igreja no contexto da dádiva do Espírito e como sinal escatológico do reino de Deus. O percurso que realizamos para o estudo foi: apresentar primeiro um resumo da vida e da obra de Pannenberg; depois, os elementos gerais de sua teologia, a explicação do autor sobre a necessidade da teologia sistemática na sociedade secularista moderna e algumas observações sobre o lugar da eclesiologia. Por fim, debruçamo-nos sobre o objeto principal desta dissertação, ou seja, os dois tópicos acima indicados, que estão no início do terceiro volume da obra Teologia Sistemática. Nesses dois tópicos observamos que, para Pannenberg, a Igreja está diretamente relacionada com o Espírito Santo, já que a Igreja só é sinal do reinado vindouro de Deus porque recebe a atuação do Espírito como dádiva escatológica. Vimos que a Igreja se diferencia do reino de Deus, porque ela é apenas sinal e por isso é antecipação e não o próprio reino de Deus. Para Pannenberg, a Igreja é o corpo de Jesus Cristo e assim é representação do mistério da salvação. Concluímos também que o pensamento teológico de Pannenberg colaborou para o diálogo da Igreja com a sociedade moderna e é um pensamento que ainda tem muito a contribuir na atualidade. Por isso, o estudo da sua eclesiologia é relevante para a realização de uma pastoral conexa à realidade concreta dos seres humanos. / [en] Wolfhart Pannenberg is considered one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century. In this dissertation, we analyze how Pannenberg saw the Church in the context of the godsend of the Spirit and as an eschatological sign of the kingdom of God. The process we used for the study was: first to present a summary of Pannenberg s life and work; then discuss the general elements of his theology, the author s explanation for the need of systematic theology in modern secular society as well as including some remarks about the role of ecclesiology. Finally, we focus on the main object of this dissertation – the two topics indicated above which are included at the beginning of the third volume of Systematic Theology. On these two topics, we stress that, per Pannenberg, the Church is directly related to the Holy Spirit, since the Church is only a sign of the forthcoming reign of God because it receives the action of the Spirit as an eschatological godsend. We also discuss that the Church differs from the kingdom of God, because it is only a sign and therefore an anticipation of it instead of being the kingdom of God itself. According to Pannenberg, the Church is the body of Jesus Christ and, thus, it is the representation of the mystery of salvation. We also conclude that Pannenberg s theological thinking has contributed to the Church s dialogue with modern society and it is a piece that still has much to contribute today. For this reason, the study of his ecclesiology is relevant to the implementation of pastoral work that is relevant to the concrete reality of human beings.

Originally presented as the author's thesis, Bonn, under title: Der Auftrag des Wortes Gottes an Verkündigung und Theologie der Kirche. / Bibliography: p. [291]-296.