An Inclusive Mark? Critical Reflections on Ulrich Bach's Theology After Hadamar

TitleAn Inclusive Mark? Critical Reflections on Ulrich Bach's Theology After Hadamar
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsGrünstäudl, W
Journal TitleJournal of Religion, Disability & Health
Volume15
Pages130–138
ISSN1522-8967
Abstract

The German theologian Ulrich Bach (1931–2009) drafted a “theology after Hadamar” based on the symbolic dynamism of Hadamar, a village near Cologne in Germany where the Nazis systematically killed approximately 15,000 disabled people, as well as on the insights gained from other contextual theologies such as the theology of liberation, feminist theology, and the “theology after Auschwitz” of J. B. Metz. Bach, who himself became paralyzed due to a polio infection at age 21 years, especially stressed the importance of Mark 1–2 as a basic text of his theological concept. This article offers an introduction in Bach's rereading of Mark 1–2 as well as an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of this fascinating hermeneutical approach.

URLhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228967.2011.566787
DOI10.1080/15228967.2011.566787

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