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Proclamation
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I. Fundamental Theology

Although proclamation is not a specifically religious term, it plays a central role in Christianity. Generally speaking, it is “a form of address in which what is proclaimed takes effect in the moment it is proclaimed” (K.E. Løgstrup, 1358). It goes together with communication and message. While the term message has more to do with the content of the address, proclamation focuses more on the process. The term communication interprets the process as an obj…

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Körtner, Ulrich H.J., Widmann, Peter and Winkler, Eberhard, “Proclamation”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_025323>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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