Karl Barth: Theologian of FreedomRanked by many among the great theologians of church history, Karl Barth was the leading European theologian in the first half of this century. His 1919 Romans signaled the end of the nineteenth century liberal theology, and his Church Dogmatics reconstructed Christian doctrine in a way that was both classical and modern. A champion of the freedom of the Christian community, Barth's theology links "the Bible and the newspaper," Christian doctrine with the ethical issues of politics and economics, justice and peace. This volume concentrates on the key texts and ideas in Barth's thought. It presents the essential Barth for students and the general reader. Clifford Green's introductory essay and comments on the selected texts set Barth in his historical context, chart the development of his thought and indicate the significance of his theology in the development of Christian theology as a whole. |
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... God as Genuine Counterpart 171 Revelation and Knowledge of God 172 God's Election of Humanity 182 God the Creator 186 Creation and Covenant Creation as Benefit God's Providence 187 191 194 Jesus Christ : God with us 200 True Humanity ...
... God as Genuine Counterpart 171 Revelation and Knowledge of God 172 God's Election of Humanity 182 God the Creator 186 Creation and Covenant Creation as Benefit God's Providence 187 191 194 Jesus Christ : God with us 200 True Humanity ...
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... God and humanity are not on a continuum but only related obliquely like a tangent striking a circle . God's revelation to humanity is not the response to humanity's religious quest for God , but the judgment on it as idolatry . " There ...
... God and humanity are not on a continuum but only related obliquely like a tangent striking a circle . God's revelation to humanity is not the response to humanity's religious quest for God , but the judgment on it as idolatry . " There ...
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... God's nature and will , God's deeds and history , delivered into human hands to be codified into " dogmas " ; the prohibition of the first commandment applies to theology , too . Theology for Barth is a pilgrim venture , always open to ...
... God's nature and will , God's deeds and history , delivered into human hands to be codified into " dogmas " ; the prohibition of the first commandment applies to theology , too . Theology for Barth is a pilgrim venture , always open to ...
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... God depends on God , as indeed does all knowledge of humanity as God's creation . This is a methodological implication of a theology of grace , for grace is entirely a matter of God's freedom , God's initiative , God's unmerited love ...
... God depends on God , as indeed does all knowledge of humanity as God's creation . This is a methodological implication of a theology of grace , for grace is entirely a matter of God's freedom , God's initiative , God's unmerited love ...
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... God revealed except in Jesus . This misreading would mean that God was imprisoned by the earthly life of Jesus , and that God's grace and Spirit were confined to a brief time and a narrow space — or , at best , that God was confined to ...
... God revealed except in Jesus . This misreading would mean that God was imprisoned by the earthly life of Jesus , and that God's grace and Spirit were confined to a brief time and a narrow space — or , at best , that God was confined to ...
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Page 125 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe...
Page 137 - Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Page 104 - What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Page 106 - I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
Page 104 - Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God'.
Page 109 - No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Page 112 - So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Page 133 - God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference : for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus...
Page 122 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the g'lory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness...
Page 110 - Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer deserves his food.