About this title: 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, ...
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and may have creases. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harpter Torchbooks
Date Published: 1959
Description: A good reading copy only. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Trade PaperBack, Good / read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Torchbooks, 1959
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. Good solid copy. Cover rubbed and mildly soiled. Yellowing pages, ding on right corner of text. Some highlighting. Tight Spine. read more
Description: GOOD. Minor wear to extremities. Spine gilt has minor wear. Owner's name. 1949. First UK Edition. Black Cloth hardcover. No DJ. 155pp. read more
Edition: 1st Ed. , 5th Printing, So Stated
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: CM Press, London
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Bound in black cloth covers. 155 pages. Interally markes some. Ink name inside front cover. DJ is essentially complete, is price clipped, and haslight edge wear. Otherwise a tight, clean, complete copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: SCM Press
Date Published: 1952
Description: Very Good / No jacket. 1952 SCM Press. Reprint of 1949 edition. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Translated by G. T. Thomson. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Philosophical Library, New York
Date Published: 1949
Description: Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good/Good. First American Edition. This lovely hard cover book, 155 pages long, is in good condition, with light shelf wear, very light bumping to the spine ends and cover corners. Former owner name on the front free endpaper. Underlining throughout the book. The pages are tight and bright and clean. The dust jacket is in good condition, with moderate shelf wear, moderate bumping and chipping to the cover edges. "In this work, the eminent Swiss ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd
Date Published: 1949
ISBN-13:9780334003366ISBN:0334003369
Description: Good. Publication date may vary. Notes-Some pages may include notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes do not obscure the text. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SCM
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. 1949 October stated first American edition hardback has some marking in the text and is in good condition dust cover is worn is mailed first class at no extra cost to you All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SCM Press
Date Published: 18/01/1972
ISBN-13:9780334003373ISBN:0334003377
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: SCM Press
Date Published: 1949
Description: Good. B0006DCNQU First Edition. Pub date: 1949. Condition: Good. Light underlining & notation. Soiling to front cover. We are a tested and proven company with over 400, 000 satisfied customers since 1997. Choose expedited shipping for much faster delivery. Delivery confirm. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, New York
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780000000002ISBN:0000000000
Description: Very Good. Yellow highlighting, ink notes in margins, and ink underlining throughout text. Pages yellowing. Bottom corner of front cover creased. Spine creased. Cover shows edgewear and slight scuffmarks. read more
Description: Acceptable. ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
"It's been about a year since I first started and I have finally finished Barth's Dogmatics in Outline. That makes the book sound really long, but in fact it is quite short, especially when you compare it to Barth's 13-volume Church Dogmatics. Still I took a year to read it in three different installments for a series of theology classes.
I'm going to go ahead and give this book the coveted 5 star rating, even while saying that most people probably won't want to read it. Barth's wording is dense, and his thinking and terminology is so outside-the-box that it often took me re-reading the same paragraph 2-3 times just to begin to grasp what he was getting at. But when I did I was frequently blown away. He has such a fresh approach to Christian theology. It's quite Biblical, and even brings a lot of correction to where modern theologies have deviated from Biblical intent, yet it often feels like hearing the Biblical truth for the first time. And for someone who is obviously a very intellectual thinker, Barth occasionally uses imagery that is disarmingly simple and arresting in its impact. I can see now why there are so many Barth students and fans out there. As I read I found myself constantly wanting to stop and tell my wife about some new insight I was getting from my reading.
I can't say that I agree with Barth's approach to everything Christian, but this particular book was a great help to me and very enlightening. Would I have made it through without it being assigned for homework? I'm not sure. I can be a bit of a wuss when it comes to reading material this rigorous. But I like to think the payoff would have encouraged me to keep reading, just like it did when I was doing it for homework.
In the end, I have to acknowledge that this book does indeed deserve the 5-star "amazing" rating. Short, powerful, worldview-changing, and coming from perhaps one of the most important thinkers and certainly most important theologians, of the 20th century."
"This was my first time reading anything by Barth. I found it extremely deep, enjoyable and worthwhile. Barth is soaked in Reformation theology in the areas of God's sovereignty and man's sinfulness. This little volume has short chapters, each taking a phrase of the Apostle's Creed. I usually took one chapter a day. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Resurrection where he proclaims that we are living in this in-between time of the significance of the Resurrection already taking place and much of the benefits having invaded our lives now, but still waiting eagerly for his appearing to complete the full consequences of Christ's resurrection. I also enjoyed reading this because these lectures were delivered right after the mess of WW2 and it is interesting to see some of his comments on the Apostle's Creed in light of that event. The book must be read slowly and sometimes out loud to be able to comprehend everything that is packed into each sentence. Some of the them are extremely long sentences lending themselves better given in speeches in the chapel where he originally delivered them. This book is full of nuggets that the typical evangelical would heartily agree with and then be in total shock that Karl Barth said it!"
"Inspiring but wrong. I respect Barth in light of his historical context in striving for orthodoxy. But he is simply wrong. Biblical existentialism is not only self-refuting but irreverant of Christ who is the truth whether you enter that existential experience or not."
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