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Leading Barth interpreter Kimlyn Bender provides an introduction to the essence of Barth's theology, emphasizing themes that speak to the concerns of the church, the pastorate, and Christian ministry. This book serves as a companion to the first volume of Barth's Church Dogmatics, offering straightforward help for reading and understanding that work in its entirety as well as developing the skills necessary to read more of Barth's writings. Reading schedules (for both the first volume and the complete Church Dogmatics) and discussion questions for individuals and groups are included.

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Philosophie et théologie

Christian theology

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	18 juin 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493417940
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Copyright Page
© 2019 by Kimlyn J. Bender
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-1794-0
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations labeled NIV are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™
Scripture quotations labeled RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946, 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Excerpts from Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics I/1 © 1936, 1975 by T&T Clark. Used by permission of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc. Excerpts from Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics I/2 © 1956 by T&T Clark. Used by permission of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc.
Dedication
For Kerry Bender, my brother, and Ryan Balsan, my friend, Pastors who serve the gospel and the church
Epigraph
The community in and for which I have written it [ CD I/1] is that of the Church and not a community of theological endeavor.
CD I/1, xv
It is certainly as well to reflect that at any moment it is possible that the question of dogma may be put and answered much more seriously and fruitfully in the unassuming Bible class of an unknown country parson than in the most exact academic discussion imaginable. School dogmatics should not try to regard itself as better dogmatics, only as a necessary second form of dogmatics.
CD I/1, 279
Not all human talk is talk about God. It could be and should be.
CD I/1, 47
Now revelation is no more and no less than the life of God Himself turned to us, the Word of God coming to us by the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ.
CD I/2, 483
For it is an honour and a joy, an inner necessity and a gracious privilege to serve and therefore to teach the Word of God. Indeed, it is the whole meaning of the church’s existence.
CD I/2, 852–53
Contents
Cover i
Half Title Page ii
Title Page iii
Copyright Page vi
Dedication v
Epigraph vi
Detailed Contents ix
Abbreviations xv
Preface xvii
1. Introduction 1
2. Dogmatics as a Theological Discipline of the Church: CD §§1–2 13
3. Church Proclamation and Dogmatics: CD §3 39
4. The Threefold Form of the Word of God: CD §4 55
5. The Nature and Knowability of the Word of God: CD §§5–7 75
6. The Triune God: CD §§8–12 99
7. The Incarnation of the Word: CD §§13–15 133
8. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: CD §§16–18 161
9. Holy Scripture: CD §§19–21 207
10. Church Proclamation and Dogmatics Revisited: CD §§22–24 249
Conclusion and Commencement 279
Appendix 283
Index of Scripture 295
Index of Names 297
Index of Subjects 299
Back Cover 308
Detailed Contents
Cover i
Half Title Page ii
Title Page iii
Copyright Page vi
Dedication v
Epigraph vi
Abbreviations xv
Preface xvii
1. Introduction 1
G ETTING O RIENTED 3
A DDENDUM 5
G ETTING S TA RTED 5
R EADING F URTHER O N AND F URTHER I N 11
Introductory Works 11
Intermediate Works 11
Advanced Works 12
2. Dogmatics as a Theological Discipline of the Church: CD §§1–2 13
T HE T ASK OF D OGMATICS (§1) 13
The Church, Theology, Science (§1.1); Dogmatics as an Enquiry (§1.2); Dogmatics as an Act of Faith (§1.3) 14 Excursus: “The Being of the Church” 20
T HE T ASK OF P ROLEGOMENA TO D OGMATICS (§2) 25
The Necessity of Dogmatic Prolegomena (§2.1); The Possibility of Dogmatic Prolegomena (§2.2) 25 Excursus: Evangelical Dogmatics in Opposition to Two Rival Traditions 27
C OMMENTARY 34
The Nature and Task of Theological Reflection and Dogmatics 34
The Relation of Christ and the Church 36
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 37
3. Church Proclamation and Dogmatics: CD §3 39
C HURCH P ROCLAMATION AS THE M AT ERIAL OF D OGMATICS (§3) 39
Talk about God and Church Proclamation (§3.1) 43
Dogmatics and Church Proclamation (§3.2) 47
C OMMENTARY 49
Preaching and Proclamation in the Life of the Church 49
Preaching and the Question of Human Religiosity 50
Dogmatic Theology and the Ministry of the Church 51
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 52
4. The Threefold Form of the Word of God: CD §4 55
T HE W ORD OF G OD IN I TS T HREEFOLD F ORM (§4) 55
The Word of God Preached (§4.1) 56
The Word of God Written (§4.2) 59
The Word of God Revealed (§4.3) 65
The Unity of the Word of God (§4.4) 66
C OMMENTARY 67
The Word of God, Christology, Scripture, and Proclamation 67
The Divine Word of God and the Human Words of Scripture 70
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 72
5. The Nature and Knowability of the Word of God: CD §§5–7 75
T HE N ATURE OF THE W ORD o F G OD (§5) 75
The Question of the Nature of the Word of God (§5.1) 76
The Word of God as the Speech of God (§5.2) 77
The Speech of God as the Act of God (§5.3) 78
The Speech of God as the Mystery of God (§5.4) 80
T HE K NOWABILITY OF THE W ORD OF G OD (§6) 84
The Question of the Knowability of the Word of God (§6.1) 84
The Word of God and Man (§6.2) 85
The Word of God and Experience (§6.3) 86
The Word of God and Faith (§6.4) 89
T HE W ORD OF G OD , D OGMA , AND D OGMATICS (§7) 91
The Problem of Dogmatics (§7.1) 91
Dogmatics as a Science (§7.2) 94
The Problem of Dogmatic Prolegomena (§7.3) 95
C OMMENTARY 95
The Word of God and Direct Appeals to the Holy Spirit 95
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 97
6. The Triune God: CD §§8–12 99
G OD IN H IS R EVELATION (§8) 99
The Place of the Doctrine of the Trinity in Dogmatics (§8.1) 102
The Root of the Doctrine of the Trinity (§8.2) 105 Excursus: The Christocentric Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity 110
Vestigium Trinitatis (§8.3) 112
T HE T RIUNITY OF G OD (§9) 114
Unity in Trinity (§9.1) 115
Trinity in Unity (§9.2) 116
Triunity (§9.3) 117
The Meaning of the Doctrine of the Trinity (§9.4) 118
G OD THE F ATHER (§10) 119
God as Creator (§10.1); The Eternal Father (§10.2) 119
G OD THE S ON (§11) 121
God as Reconciler (§11.1); The Eternal Son (§11.2) 121
G OD THE H OLY S PIRIT (§12) 124
God as Redeemer (§12.1); The Eternal Spirit (§12.2) 124
C OMMENTARY 127
The Doctrine of the Trinity as a Biblical Question 127
The Doctrine of the Trinity and the Particuar Identity of God 129
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 130
7. The Incarnation of the Word: CD §§13–15 133
G OD ’ S F REEDOM FOR M AN (§13) 133
Jesus Christ the Objective Reality of Revelation (§13.1) 134
Jesus Christ the Objective Possibility of Revelation (§13.2) 136
T HE T IME OF R EVELATION (§14) 138
God’s Time and Our Time (§14.1) 138
The Time of Expectation (§14.2) 142
The Time of Recollection (§14.3) 144
T HE M YSTERY OF R EVELATION (§15) 147
The Problem of Christology (§15.1) 147
Very God and Very Man (§15.2) 149
The Miracle of Christmas (§15.3) 153
C OMMENTARY 155
The Doctrine of Christology as a Biblical Question 155
God Makes Time for Us 157
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 159
8. The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: CD §§16–18 161
T HE F REEDOM OF M AN FOR G OD (§16) 161
The Holy Spirit and the Subjective Reality of Revelation (§16.1) 162 Excursus: Subjective Revelation and the Divine Use of Signs 172
The Holy Spirit and the Subjective Possibility of Revelation (§16.2) 174
T HE R EVELATION OF G OD AS THE A BOLITION OF R ELIGION (§17) 177
The Problem of Religion in Theology (§17.1) 177
Religion as Unbelief (§17.2) 182
True Religion (§17.3) 184
T HE L IFE OF THE C HILDREN OF G OD (§18) 189
Man as a Doer of the Word (§18.1) 190
The Love of God (§18.2) 193
The Praise of God (§18.3) 195
C OMMENTARY 199
The Relation of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and Other Spirits 199
Revelation and Religion, Christianity and World Religions 201
Love of God and Love of Neighbor as the Basis of Theological Ethics 202
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 204
9. Holy Scripture: CD §§19–21 207
T HE W ORD OF G OD FOR THE C HURCH (§19) 207
Scripture as a Witness to Divine Revelation (§19.1) 208
Scripture as the Word of God (§19.2) 215 Excursus: The Bible and Fallibility 221
A UTHORITY IN THE C HURCH (§20) 222
The Authority of the Word (§20.1) 224
Authority under the Word (§20.2) 231
F REEDOM IN THE C HURCH (§21) 235
The Freedom of the Word (§21.1) 236
Freedom under the Word (§21.2) 239
C OMMENTARY 242
Rethinking Biblical Infallibility and Fallibility 242
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 246
10. Church Proclamation and Dogmatics Revisited: CD §§22–24 249
T HE M ISSION OF THE C HURCH (§22) 249
The Word of God and the Word of Man in Christian Preaching (§22.1) 250
Pure Doctrine as the Problem of Dogmatics (§22.2) 255
Dogmatics as Ethics (§22.3) 260
D OGMATICS AS A F UNCTION OF THE H EARING C HURCH (§23) 262
The Formal Task of Dogmatics (§23.1) 262
The Dogmatic Norm (§23.2) 264
D OGMATICS AS A F UNCTION OF THE T EACHING C HURCH (§24) 265
The Material Task of Dogmatics (§24.1) 265
The Dogmatic Method (§24.2) 267
C OMMENTARY 271
Preaching and the Temptations of Aestheticism and Moralism 271
The Relation of the Church and the Theological Academy 275
Q UESTIONS FOR R EFLECTION 276
Conclusion