Karl Barth on theology and philosophy / Kenneth Oakes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakes, Kenneth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Philosophy and religion.

Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.

Barth, Karl.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An analysis of Karl Barth's understanding of the relationship between theology and philosophy. Kenneth Oakes shows the complexity and variability of Barth's thoughts on theology and philosophy and challenges the typical views that Barth was either too hostile towards philosophy or too indebted to it.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; First impressions: the Société on Karl Barth and philosophy; Approaching Barth on theology and philosophy; Arguments, texts, and terms; 1. The Earlier Barth; Wilhelm Herrmann and the modern theology; Theology and philosophy in the early Barth; Theology in the time of the Great War; Concluding remarks; 2. Reading Paul Amidst and After the Great War; Romans I; In between Romans I and II; Romans II; Barth amongst the philosophers; Concluding remarks; 3. Philosophy, Preaching, and Prolegomena; From Romans to dogmatics

The Göttingen DogmaticsThe armistice questioned; The Christliche Dogmatik; Concluding remarks; 4. The Roaring Later Twenties; Theological and philosophical ethics; Kant and the parerga of religion; The Gods of fate, the Gods of idea; Concluding remarks; 5. Barth's Third Prolegomenon; Church Dogmatics I/1; Between the prolegomena; Church Dogmatics I/2; Concluding remarks; 6. Ethics, Creation, and Philosophy; Theological and philosophical ethics revisited; Church Dogmatics III; Concluding remarks; 7. Afterthoughts; Philosophy and theology; Barth interrogated; Concluding remarks

Conclusion: The Positive ProtestHow Barth changed his mind; Implications; With and beyond Barth; 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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-283) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-39453-1

0-19-163709-2

OCLC:

922972031