Engaging with Barth : contemporary evangelical critiques / edited by David Gibson and Daniel Strange.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibson, David, 1975-

Strange, Daniel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barth, Karl, 1886-1968--Criticism and interpretation.

Barth, Karl.

Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.

Theology, Doctrinal--History--20th century.

Theology, Doctrinal.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

403 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : T&T Clark, 2008.

Summary:

Karl Barth's theological legacy provides both opportunity and challenge for historic, confessional evangelicalism. While there are now numerous excellent studies highlighting the value of Barth's theology, often receiving it with ringing endorsement, there are fewer more cautionary or critical responses. The chapters presented in this important volume provide orientation to aspects of Barth's theology that can be deemed problematic from an evangelical standpoint. The contributors engage critically and courteously with Barth on a range of vital topics where, for them, his interpretation of Scripture, reading of church history, and confession of Christian doctrine are unsatisfactory. This engagement is offered as a positive contribution to the wider program of constructive theological reflection that seeks to articulate the gospel of Jesus Christ in and for the contemporary world.

Contents:

1 Karl Barth's Christocentric method / Henri Blocher 21

2 Does it matter if Christian doctrine is contradictory? Barth on logic and theology / Sebastian Rehnman 55

3 Karl Barth as historical theologian: the recovery of Reformed theology in Barth's early dogmatics / Ryan Glomsrud 84

4 Karl Barth and covenant theology / A. T. B. McGowan 113

5 The day of God's mercy: Romans 9 - 11 in Barth's doctrine of election / David Gibson 136

6 Witness to the Word: on Barth's doctrine of Scripture / Mark D. Thompson 168

7 A private love? Karl Barth and the triune God / Michael J. Ovey 198

8 Karl Barth and the doctrine of the atonement / Garry J. Williams 232

9 Karl Barth and the visibility of God / Paul Helm 273

10 Karl Barth and Jonathan Edwards on reprobation (and hell) / Oliver D. Crisp 300

11 'Church' dogmatics: Karl Barth as ecclesial theologian / Donald Macleod 323

12 A stony jar: the legacy of Karl Barth for evangelical theology / Michael S. Horton 346.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"Select bibliography of Karl Barth's works": pages [382]-384.

ISBN:

9780567442963

0567442969

OCLC:

277204362