Abstract This paper gives a systematic account of Dialectical Theology (DT) and its surprisingly ramified usage of the concept of religion on the backdrop of recent debates about the “return of religion.” First, the positional context between Schleiermacher and Barth is sketched. Second, the highly divergent positions of Bultmann, Barth, Brunner as well as Gogarten and Tillich are presented – always in regard to their sometimes programmatic, sometimes rather hidden references to “religion” between its facticity and normativity. Third and by way of conclusion, it is suggested to restrict “religion” as a concept to non-theological disciplines, i.e., to treat “religion” as a strictly empirical and sociological term, whereas theology is concerned with faith that belongs to a very different game than religion, as DT helps to clarify.

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在时代之间，有时甚至超越：在辩证神学中的一篇论文及其对宗教和“宗教”的批判

摘要本文在最近有关“宗教回归”的辩论的背景下，系统地阐述了辩证神学（DT）及其对宗教概念的令人惊讶的分支使用。首先，勾勒出Schleiermacher和Barth之间的位置背景。其次，提出了布尔特曼，巴特，布伦纳以及高加滕和提利希的高度分歧的立场-总是关于它们的真实性和规范性之间的“宗教”有时是程序性的，有时是隐性的。第三，作为结论，建议将“宗教”这一概念限制在非神学学科范围内，即将“宗教”视为严格的经验和社会学术语，而神学则关注属于非常宗教的信仰。 DT有助于阐明宗教与宗教的不同。