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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... speak about God meant to speak about humanity , no doubt in elevated tone , but once more and now more than ever about human revelations and miracles , about human faith and human works . What did it know and what had it still to say ...
... speak about God meant to speak about humanity , no doubt in elevated tone , but once more and now more than ever about human revelations and miracles , about human faith and human works . What did it know and what had it still to say ...
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... speak properly of God , in distinction from speaking about our own religious feelings . Barth was to wrestle with this theological issue for two decades , making various experiments and advances until , in the early 1930's , he outlined ...
... speak properly of God , in distinction from speaking about our own religious feelings . Barth was to wrestle with this theological issue for two decades , making various experiments and advances until , in the early 1930's , he outlined ...
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... , Barth had found his mature voice and began to speak through his magnum opus , the magisterial Church Dogmatics . The positive factor in the new development was this : 19 INTRODUCTION : BARTH'S THEOLOGICAL EXISTENCE.
... , Barth had found his mature voice and began to speak through his magnum opus , the magisterial Church Dogmatics . The positive factor in the new development was this : 19 INTRODUCTION : BARTH'S THEOLOGICAL EXISTENCE.
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... speak in public . He returned to Switzerland in May and soon received an appointment at the University of Basel . There he taught and wrote his Church Dogmatics and other works until his retirement in March , 1962 at the age of 76 ...
... speak in public . He returned to Switzerland in May and soon received an appointment at the University of Basel . There he taught and wrote his Church Dogmatics and other works until his retirement in March , 1962 at the age of 76 ...
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... speak to us through Russian communism , through a flute concerto , through a blossoming shrub or through a dead dog ... speaking and not our own fantasies ? The center which defines the circle , the norm by which we " test the spirits ...
... speak to us through Russian communism , through a flute concerto , through a blossoming shrub or through a dead dog ... speaking and not our own fantasies ? The center which defines the circle , the norm by which we " test the spirits ...
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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.