According to Brunner's understanding, when God projects himself into the field of appearance, he is like a human. “Revelation” is the source of human action and is divine.
(1889-1966) Swiss theologian. He sought solutions to the problems of theology with an attitude that stems from social events and adopts a contemporary moral understanding. Born in Winterthur, died in Zurich. After completing his education, he joined World War I in 1914. After the war, he was ordained to the Obstalden priesthood. In 1924 he taught systematic and applied theology at the University of Zurich. He joined the World Council of Churches held in Amsterdam in 1930, as he embraced views that advocated the unity of the Christian world. After his retirement, he went to Tokyo to teach at the International Christian University.
Heinrich Emil Brunner (1889–1966) was a Swiss Reformed theologian. Along with Karl Barth, he is commonly associated with neo-orthodoxy or the dialectical theology movement.
Brunner's thoughts on philosophy stem from Protestant events in Germany and Switzerland before 1914. During this period, he adopted a theology based on biblical aspects that addressed social and moral issues. Later, he became interested in liberalism and befriended Barthez.
According to Brunner, the true meaning of the Bible is limited to "revelation". The essence of Christianity must be sought in "revelation". Therefore, it is not correct to criticize and interpret the Bible based on experimental data and the principles of reason. Theology has a "dialectical" feature because of the contradictory meanings between the concepts it contains. In this respect, its "dialectic" is in its essence.
According to Brunner's understanding, when God projects himself into the field of appearance, he is like a human. “Revelation” is the source of human action and is divine. So it is linked to activity. This connection is the source of the need to find harmony between what is thought and what is done. The God understood by philosophy and the God in Christianity are not alike. Philosophy sees God in two different qualities: an entity that is described and explained, and an object.