Linee di teologia dei sacramenti in E. Jüngel

Abstract

Jüngel shares the dynamics a little paradoxical feature of evangelical theology in theme of sacraments. In principle, it shies away from a theology of the sacraments in general to focus on baptism and dinner. On the other hand, even the reformers “against the sacraments” introduce the discussion with a chapter on the sacraments in general. In this line, after have focused the concept of “mystery” and have found that it reveals precisely in those that the western Christianity calls “sacramental events”, the article follows Jüngel in his reconstruction of the manner in which the ecclesial language has developed the concept of “sacrament”, clarifying then in which way this category may be referring to Jesus Christ and the Church. After some reflections about the type of action that comes into play in the “sacramental signs”, a summary of the key steps of the sacramental of Jüngel opens to the collection of some critical notations.