Theology \ Faculty \
Christophe Chalamet
Associate Professor
Duane Library, Rm. 145
(718)817-3258
chalamet@fordham.edu
M.Div., historical theology, University of Geneva, Switzerland (1997)
Ph.D., historical theology, University of Geneva Switzerland (2002)
Research interests: Historical Theology: Lutheran and Reformed Theology, Modern Protestant Theology (19th-20th cent.)
My primary interest is the history of 19th- and 20th-century continental Protestant theology. Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Wilhelm Herrmann and Albrecht Ritschl are among the theologians I particularly enjoy reading.
In my book, Dialectical Theologians (2005), I suggest that Wilhelm Herrmann (Bultmann and Barth's teacher) was a decisive figure in the formation of the so-called “dialectical school” of theology in the 1920s and beyond. I also show how the use of dialectical tensions impacted the debate between Barth and Bultmann, and how their differing programs were at the service of theological intentions which were in fact much more similar than they realized. One of their basic intentions was to preserve the mystery of God’s revelation, or God’s concealment in his self-disclosure.
Current projects:
In collaboration with Peter Fischer-Appelt (Hamburg) and Joachim Weinhardt (Karlsruhe): a critical edition of Albrecht Ritschl and Wilhelm Herrmann's letters, in their original language, to be published in 2009 by Mohr Siebeck.
A study of Ernst Troeltsch's theological program in relation to modern Protestant theology, particularly Schleiermacher and the Ritschlian school.
Some recent publications:
Review article of Paul Molnar, Incarnation and Resurrection. Toward a Contemporary Understanding (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans 2007), in Conversations in Religion and Theology vol. 6/2 (Fall 2008), p. 143-153.
"Est Deus in nobis ? Die frühen Jahre der Barth-Przywara Debatte", in Karl Barth als Europäer, Martin Leiner and Michael Trowitzsch ed., Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008, p. 271-290.
"No Timelessness in God. On Differing Interpretations of Karl Barth's Theology of Eternity, Time and Election", in Zeitschrift für dialektische Theologie 24 (December 2008).
"Wilhelm Herrmann and the Birth of the Ritschlian School", in Journal for the History of Modern Theology/Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte 15/2 (2008), p. 263-289.
"Reassessing Albrecht Ritschl's Theology. A Survey of Recent Literature", in Religion Compass 2 (2008), p. 620-641.
"Calvin and Schleiermacher Against Speculation", in Hans Dierkes, Terrence Tice and Wolfgang Virmont eds, Schleiermacher. Romanticism and the Critical Arts. A Festschrift in Honor of Hermann Patsch, Edwin Mellen Press, 2008.
"Kant as Theological Resource ? A Response to the Panel", in Philosophia Christi 9 (2007), p. 73-79.
Dialectical Theologians. Wilhelm Herrman, Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann, Zürich, Theologische Verlag Zürich (TVZ), 2005.
“Conversations with Karl Barth (1886-1968) – A Review of Recent Studies”, in Conversations in Religion and Theology 1 (May 2003), pp. 67-78.
Courses Taught, Fall 2009:
THEO 1002-R01: Prophetic Faith, MR 10:00-11:15.
THEO 1000-R06: Faith and Critical Reason, MR 2:30 - 3:45.
