On Religion The Revelation of God as the Sublimation of Religion

by Barth, Karl; Green, Garrett; Webster, John

• ISBN13: 9781780938042
• ISBN10: 1780938047
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-06-27
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Karl Barth was one of the most important theologians of the 20thCentury and, according to Pope Pius XII, the most important since Thomas Aquinas. His magnum opus,Church Dogmatics, runs to thirteen volumes and is one of the most substantial works of systematic theology ever written.On Religionpresents a central chapter from the Barth's masterpiece, in which he explores the phenomenon religion itself. Including a substantial introduction and commentary, this is an essential introduction to theChurch Dogmatics.

Author Biography

Garrett Green is the Class of 1943 Professor of Religious Studies, Connecticut College, USA and the author of Theology, Hermeneutics, and Imagination: The Crisis of Interpretation at the End of Modernity (Cambridge University Press 2000).

'He undoubtedly is one of the giants in the history of theology.' -Christianity Today

Karl Barth was described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas, the Swiss Pastor and Theologian, and Barth continues to be a major influence on students, scholars and preachers. Barth's theology found its expression mainly through his closely reasoned fourteen part magnum opus, Die Kirchliche Dogmatik. Having taken over 30 years to write, the Church Dogmatics is regarded as one of the most important theological works of all time, and represents the pinnacle of Barth's achievements as a theologian.

Table of Contents

Preface & Acknowledgments \ Introduction: Karl Barth as Theorist of Religion, Garrett Green \ God's Revelation as the Sublimation of Religion \ a.) The Problem of Religion in Theology \ b.) Religion as Faithlessness \ c)True Religion \ Appendix I: On Translating Barth \ Select Bibliography \ Index.