Influența teologiei occidentale asupra lui N. Steinhardt în abordarea impasibilității lui Hristos
The Influence of Western Theology on N. Steinhardt in Approaching Christ’s Impassibility

Summary/Abstract: In the work of the famous Romanian writer of Jewish origin, Nicolae Steinhardt, Christ’s impassibility may be approached from two points of view. The first one is a scholarly perspective, tracing the historical and doctrinal roots of his thinking. The second one is a spiritual perspective, projecting the image of the suffering Christ as a helper of those experiencing sufferance, of the vulnerable ones. The study combines both perspectives, underlining the interplay between Christ’s impassibility and His capacity of suffering. Its star ting point represents my hypothesis that N. Steinhardt’s originality on this topic is dependent upon the Western sources of his thinking. At the end of this article it will become evident that theologians like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hans Urs von Balthasar and Rudolf Bultmann had a tremendous influence on Steinhardt’s thinking. Besides this demonstration from the point of view of the history of ideas/dogmas, the article stresses the spiritual contribution of Steinhardt’s view at time of challenge, like the contemporary pandemic global crisis.

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