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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971037703321

Autore

Barth Karl <1886-1968, >

Titolo

Word of God and Theology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] : , : T & T Clark, , c©2011

London [England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2019

ISBN

9786613122230

9780567690807

0567690806

9780567155238

0567155234

9781283122238

1283122235

9780567595744

0567595749

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MargaAmy <1972->

Disciplina

230/.044

Soggetti

Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Translator's Preface; Preface; 1 The Righteousness of God, 1916; 2 The New World in the Bible, 1917; 3 The Christian in Society, 1919; 4 Biblical Questions, Insights, and Vistas, 1920; 5 The Need and Promise of Christian Proclamation, 1922; 6 The Problem of Ethics Today, 1922; 7 The Word of God as the Task of Theology, 1922; 8 The Substance and Task of Reformed Doctrine, 1923; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This classic volume of Barth's essays was first published in 1924 under the title 'Das Wort Gottes und die Theologie'. In this brand new English edition all the critical apparatus is translated, each chapter including an explanatory passage giving general historical context and details of Barth's own biography. These essays represent the very best of Barth's work. Far from being superceded by the Church Dogmatics, indeed, a thorough understanding of the Church Dogmatics must presuppose a



close knowledge of them. The style is vivid, deeply engaged and engaging, often expressionistic (making fre