About this title: In this concise presentation of evangelical theology?the theology that first received expression in the New Testament writings and was later rediscovered by the Reformation?Barth discusses the place of theology, theological existence, the threat to theology, and theological work.
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Description: Good in Good jacket. Spine lean, heavy edgewear to the top edge of jackaet, jacket spine sunned a bit, jacket is price clipped, boards are soiled(especially rear), lowear board edges are faded, dents to front panel of jacket(and to a lesser extent the front board), some scuffing to the jackaet, and other light to moderate shopwear. "Containing the American lectures of Karl Barth, complemented by twelve additional chapters on the nature, work, and challenge of theological existence. " read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very Good in Very Good + jacket. The book is in nice condition but there is underlining on first 25 pages. This book is from the library of Theron D Price, Professor of Religion at Furman University. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Date Published: 1992-01-01
ISBN-13:9780802818195ISBN:0802818196
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780567290533ISBN:0567290530
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers
Date Published: 1980-01
ISBN-13:9780567290533ISBN:0567290530
Description: Good. 1963 stated first edition hardback no marks and and is in good condition dust cover is worn All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Date Published: 1992-01-01
ISBN-13:9780802818195ISBN:0802818196
Description: Good. Unmarked text. Binding is sound. Moderate shelf and edge wear. Bottom front corner has a mild coffee stain on page edges. We are a Christian and family owned bookstore. A portion of all proceeds help support Christian missions. Thank you for helping spread the gospel. Priority mail available and books are safely and securely packaged. Curteousy shipping e-mail with delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780802818195ISBN:0802818196
Description: Good. No Jacket. Good; moderate cover wear; tight spine; 1 line ink stamp on frt. end pg.; brite, clean, unmarked. read more
Binding: SOFT BACK
Publisher: WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO., Grand Rapids, MI
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13:9780802818195ISBN:0802818196
Description: Very Good in N/A jacket. Soft cover in very good condition. Cover and page edging are slightly soiled. Leaves are clean. The back cover say's. "Evangelical theology is concerned with Immanuel, God with us! Having this God for its ovject, it can be nothing else buth the most thankful and happy science. "---Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology. Has 206 page's. read more
Binding: SOFT BACK
Publisher: WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING CO., Grand Rapids, MI
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780802818195ISBN:0802818196
Description: VERY GOOD in N/A jacket. Soft cover in very good condition. Cover and page edging are slightly soiled. Leaves are clean. Half title page has writing on it. Has highlighting by previous owner. Has 206 page's. read more
""Theology" has become something of a dirty word in today's user-friendly, seeker-sensitive, feel-don't-rationalize age. Barth's theology, though, is nearly an anti-theology; not a box for your thinking, but a springboard for your imagination. He doesn't fudge the fundamentals (thank goodness) but he presents them in a way that is at once functionally practical and aesthetically beautiful. And it is beautiful, this theo-logos, because its Aim and Object is the primogenitor of beauty. This is the Christian faith made real, made rich, made relevant, made revelatory."
"At many times while reading this book, I felt lost. The book was far less structured than I am used to, and it is really more an introduction to the importance and method of theology, rather than an introduction to specific theological concepts (christology, soteriology, anthropology, etc.). So perhaps Barth and I missed each other because of my incorrect assumptions about what I'd be reading. Perhaps it's also due to the fact that these lectures are a distillation of his however-many-volume Church Dogmatics (12? 13?), and without a background on Barth's essential assumptions and presuppositions, I was a little lost.
That having been said, there were plenty of passages that resonated with me: those that defended the nobility and near-impossibility of the theologians work, particularly. Barth does not pull any punches. He makes it clear that solitude, doubt, and temptation all face the theologian. However, he also makes it clear that concern, commitment, and wonder are the foundations of the lifelong work of understanding God in relation to humankind. I really enjoyed his affirmation that the theologian's work is never done; there will never be a day when we have "mastered" the discipline.
A final (and not-very-important) quibble: I'm not sure why, but Barth's use of masculine pronouns alone - not just for God, but also for "the theologian", "the apostle", or any other representative member of a group - really irked me. It was more of a problem for me than it was with Calvin or even the Bible."
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