Nations and nationalism in the theology of Karl Barth / Carys Moseley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosely, Carys.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.

Barth, Karl.

Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Karl Barth was well-known for his criticism of German nationalism as a corrupting influence on the German protestant churches in the Nazi era. Carys Moseley traces how Barth reconceived nationhood in the light of a lifelong interest in the exegesis and preaching of the Pentecost narrative in Acts 2.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Reading Karl Barth across the fourfold division of German Protestant theology; Nationalism in western thought: wider issues in scholarship; The present book's contribution to Barth studies; Plan of this book; 1. Displacing Patriotism; Swiss patriotism as mediator of Christian socialism; The break with liberal Protestant theology; Restoring the Spirit of Pentecost; 2. Discarding False Foundations; The Göttingen years; The move to Münster; 3. Nationalism as Idolatry; From dogmatics to homiletics; Responding to the rise of National Socialism

Dogmatics against idolatry4. Election, Nation, and State; Reworking Calvin on election and the state; The theological response to the Second World War; The ethical and political implications of election; 5. Encountering our Neighbours; Israel and the providential order; Nationhood within the command of God; Nationhood according to theological exegesis; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-97605-6

0-19-164626-1

OCLC:

922972134