Dogmatics in Outline by Karl Barth

Dogmatics in Outline by Karl Barth

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Barth stands before us as one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century, yet the massive corpus of his work - "Church Dogmatics" - can seem daunting and formidable to readers today. Here, in concentrated form, are the essential tenets of his thinking.

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Dogmatics in Outline by Karl Barth

Barth stands before us as the greatest theologian of the twentieth century, yet the massive corpus of work which he left behind, the multi volume Church Dogmatics, can seem daunting and formidable to readers today. Fortunately his Dogmatics in Outline first published in English in 1949, contains in brilliantly concentrated form even in shorthand, the essential tenets of his thinking. Built around the assertions made in the Apostles Creed the book consists of a series of reflections on the foundation stones of Christian doctrine. Because Dogmatics in Outline derives from very particular circumstances namely the lectures Barth gave in war-shattered Germany in 1946, it has an urgency and a compassion which lend the text a powerful simplicity. Despite its brevity the book makes a tremendous impact, which in this new edition will now be felt by a fresh generation of readers.
This guide is an inspiring combination of imaginative approaches and critical reflectionIt aims to give clergy the tools to deal with the opportunities and challenges that are typically encountered in congregations and parishes. - Canon Professor Martyn Percy, Principal, Ripon College
Karl Barth (1886-1968) studierte Theologie in Bern, Berlin, Tubingen, Marburg und war von 1909 bis 1921 Pfarrer in Genf und Safenwil. Mit seiner Auslegung des Romerbriefes (1919, 1922) begann eine neue Epoche der evangelischen Theologie. Dieses radikale Buch trug ihm einen Ruf als Honorarprofessor nach Gottingen ein, spater wurde er Ordinarius in Munster und Bonn. Er war Mitherausgeber von 'Zwischen den Zeiten' (1923-1933), der Zeitschrift der 'Dialektischen Theologie'. Karl Barth war der Autor der 'Barmer Theologischen Erklarung' und Kopf des Widerstands gegen die 'Gleichschaltung' der Kirchen durch den Nationalsozialismus. 1935 wurde Barth von der Bonner Universitat wegen Verweigerung des bedingungslosen Fuhrereids entlassen. Er bekam sofort eine Professur in Basel, blieb aber mit der Bekennenden Kirche in enger Verbindung. Sein Hauptwerk, 'Die Kirchliche Dogmatik', ist die bedeutendste systematisch-theologische Leistung des 20. Jahrhunderts. Hinrich Stoevesandt, Dr. theol. Dr. Dr. h.c., Jahrgang 1931, war von 1971 bis 1997 Leiter des Karl Barth-Archivs in Basel und Herausgeber der Gesamtausgabe. Michael Trowitzsch, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1945, war von 1983 bis 1993 in Munster/Westfalen und von 1993 bis 2010 in Jena Professor fur Systematische Theologie.
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ISBN 13 9780334028383
ISBN 10 0334028388
Title Dogmatics in Outline
Author Karl Barth
Series Scm Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher SCM Press
Year published 2001-06-01
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.