The passing of the peace: the ascension and the death of God

Christopher Rodkey
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Christopher Rodkey: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Dallastown, USA

Palgrave Communications, 2015, vol. 1, issue palcomms201543, 15043-

Abstract: Is peace possible within a radical Christian perspective? This essay seeks to explore a radicalized notion of peace, an investigation that will also radicalize the doctrine of the ascension of Christ. To do so I begin with Paul Tillich, as a proto-radical theologian, and his understanding of peace, and point to its inadequacies, that is, namely, that Tillich assumes a universalized peace in an epoch yet to come, a peace that is hoped for without an actual faith in this peace. Second, drawing upon the radical theology of Thomas J J Altizer, a radical Christology that places exigency upon the presence of Jesus after the resurrection, as the Pauline “first fruits” or understanding or “Post-Christ”, will emerge. A radical understanding of the ascension will usher a new understanding of peace for the church in a Pentecost age. This article is published as part of a collection dedicated to radical theologies.

Date: 2015
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