In the face of declining membership and dwindling social relevance, the Protestant Church in Germany finds itself in a crisis of self-understanding. This article presents a deconstruction of the logic of numbers and size for dealing with this crisis. To this end, it presents two post-structuralist concepts. First, drawing on Gilles Deleuze, it introduces the concept of Minority as Becoming. Second, drawing on Jean-Luc Nancy, it outlines the vision of an "inoperative community". Based on this, church-theoretical theses theorizing the future of the church conclude the article.

Enthalten in:
Evangelische Theologie; 2022/4 Zweimonatsschrift (2022)

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Serie / Reihe: Evangelische Theologie

Personen: Herzig, Ferenc

Schlagwörter: Evangelische Kirche Zukunft der Kirche Kirchentheorie Poststrukturalismus Deleuze, Gilles Nancy, Jean-Luc