Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology : Convergences and Divergences

by Chung, Sung Wook, ed.

• ISBN13: 9780801031274
• ISBN10: 0801031273
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

Over the past twenty years, renewed interest in Karl Barth has made him a major voice in contemporary systematic theological circles once again. This work explores the substantial convergences and divergences between Barth's theology and the historic evangelical faith. It will appeal to evangelical readers interested in reassessing the influence and impact of Barth's theology. Contributors include Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Alister E. McGrath, Timothy George, Gabriel Fackre, Stanley Grenz, and Henri Blocher.

Author Biography

Sung Wook Chung (D.Phil., University of Oxford) is associate professor of Christian theology at Denver Seminary in Colorado. He is the editor of Christ the One and Only and author of Admiration and Challenge: Karl Barth's Theological Relationship with John Calvin.

Table of Contents

Revelation	p. 1
A person of the book? : Barth on biblical authority and interpretation	p. 26
A bold innovator : Barth on God and election	p. 60
Karl Barth on creation	p. 77
Karl Barth's anthroplogy	p. 96
Christus Praesens : Barth's radically realist christology and its necessity for theological method	p. 136
The spirit of God and the spirit of life : an evangelical response to Karl Barth's pneumatology	p. 149
Karl Barth's doctrine of justification from an evangelical perspective	p. 172
Riming like a herald to deliver the message : Barth on the church and sacraments	p. 191
Exploring Karl Barth's eschatology : a salutary exercise for evangelicals	p. 209
Karl Barth and the theology of religions	p. 236
Karl Barth, the postmodern turn, and evangelical theology	p. 258
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