In this second part of Chapter Six, Rahner wants to show that his transcendental Christology is based on a historical encounter with Jesus Christ. It begins in an actual relationship of faith (A). That relationship is not confined to the experience of professing Christians only, but is an "absolute" relationship, experienced by non-Christians, with God's offer of salvation (B) . The relationship is self-validating. One knows it for oneself in one's own life, conscience, and intellectual honesty (C).
A. The Starting Point in an Actual Faith Relationship (VI.2.A, p. 203). One does not produce a relationship with Jesus, Rahner admits, as the result of transcendental reflection. No, faith must precede theology. A relationship to Jesus Christ exists prior to theology. Once the relationship exists, then a person can ask what that relationship means and what it demands. But the relationship itself is common to Christians.
Section 2.A continues in the printed version of The Foundations of Karl Rahner, now available from the Crossroad Publishing Company.
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