Rahner's Ideology On The Holy Mystery

Question: How does Rahner’s ideology on the Holy Mystery help contribute to the Doctrine of God?

Answer: Rahner’s targeting of secularism (especially in the West) has led to his contribution to the Doctrine of God. His “transcendental method” is a key concept in his theological contribution. He believes that first is the “Transcendental experiences”. This is the driving force behind people’s natural orientation toward God. He calls it the Holy Mystery. Human beings, by nature, are spirit – which means that people are open to revelation. Next is the “transcendental reflection” which is the discovery of the conditions of the human experience. The condition of humanity drives man toward an infinite, mysterious concept of a being (know to Christians as God). Rahner believed that everyday moments in life are orientations of God. These moments don’t make sense apart from the Holy Mystery, but are a self-evident reality in all things. He believed grace is God’s ultimate way of communicating His presence through the Spirit to humanity. Leading him to identify two
By nature, humans are open to God and the search for meaning and truth. The truth that Christianity presents and that of theological claims, are truths that will not be confirmed until the end of time. For Pannenberg, the existence and claims about who God is, must be grounded in how God corresponds to the reality of our humanity. He believed the God-talk in Western cultures was disconnected to the realities of life. Therefore, placing God’s existence doubtful in postmodern secular culture. Christian theology has done a poor job of connecting the God of the Bible to the god of Philosophers. Pannenberg makes the argument that God-talk must be intelligible and must not separate from the general term of god. If Christianity continues to speak of a One true God being that of Jesus Christ, then we run the risk of plurality of gods in our