The two major theological movements in Protestantism in the 20th century (one might argue in all of Christianity) were neo-orthodoxy and contextual theologies. In the first, led by Karl Barth, there was a recovery of biblical revelation and of a “high” Christology. In the second, people in “base communities” had a Luther-like revelation as they read the Gospels: “Hey,” they said, “Jesus talks about the Kingdom of God (the Kingdom of Heaven in Matthew) all the time!” That is, they... Read more