Karl Heim se verstaan van <i>ruimte</i> in die debat tussen die teologie en natuurwetenskap

Abstract

<strong>Karl Heim’s understanding of ‘space’ in the debate between theology and natural sciences</strong><br /> This article gives a brief synopsis of Karl Heim’s understanding of space in terms of its present and past spheres and the overarching metapolar sphere of God where all dichotomies are being resolved. The rather clas-sical booklet of Edwin Abbott, ‘Flatland’, is used as an introduction to indicate the importance of understanding reality in terms of dimensions and the expanding thereof. It makes sense to consider this as a point on the agenda in the dialogue between theology and natural sciences. The author points out thatHeim’s concept of space finds its way both in phi-losophy and theology <em>inter alia</em> in the works of Deleuze and Kasper re-spectively

Our spatial reality and God

“…Many contemporary theologians, who reflect on the relation between God and space (Beuttler 2010:23-24;Buitendag 2002Buitendag , 2003Evers 2000:150-152;Mühling 2020:190-194 (1934)(1935)(1936)(1937)(1938)(1939)(1940)(1941)(1942)(1943)(1944)(1945)(1946)(1947)(1948)(1949)(1950)(1951)(1952). Heim developed his phenomenological theory of space in order to clarify the notion of transcendence, defined by him as transgression of a boundary.…”

Die liminale ruimte vir inkongruensie tussen predikant en lidmaat: ’n Narratief gebaseerde prakties-teologiese ondersoek in gemeentes van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika

“…Met die dans-van-vrede-metafoor vind ons aansluiting by baie ander teoloë wat diverse perspektiewe op so 'n manier aanbied (Buitendag 2002 Buitendag (2002:948) behoort 'n mens nie van buite oor postmoderniteit en die samelewing te praat nie. Deur die postmoderne mens te vergelyk met 'n danser in die samelewing waar werklikhede gekonstrueer word, kan eerder oor postmoderniteit gepraat word in terme van 'n dinamiese vorentoe en agtertoe, van binne uit, en kan ons ons subjektiewe waarneming en ervaring onder woorde kry.…”