The Doctrine of the Word of God: Introduction, The Word of God as the Criterion of Dogmatics, The...
Described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas, the Swiss pastor and theologian, Karl Barth, continues to be a ma...
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Dec 30, 2011
Jacob
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Karl Barth's goal in this volume is to recover the proclamation of the Word of God as the place where God's message of salvation meets sinful man. Contrary to the shrill reactions from the Reformed crowd, Barth did not deny the truth of the Gospel. However, Barth's message did rework what we mean by “the Bible,” “The Word of God” and “Revelation.” Some of these re-structurings will cause problems to conservative Calvinists. Be that as it may, the reasons why Barth did these things are ver
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Sep 16, 2011
Kyle
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I don't have the time or space to write a full review on this incredibly influential piece of work. Let me quickly state three things:
1) The three-fold Word of God (Jesus Christ, Scripture, and Preaching) developed by Barth is nothing short of brilliant.
2) It really picks up half-way through when Barth develops the doctrine of the Trinity. It is significant that Barth places the trinity in the prolegamma as the trinitarian ground of God's own being serves as the basis of God's self-revelation More...
1) The three-fold Word of God (Jesus Christ, Scripture, and Preaching) developed by Barth is nothing short of brilliant.
2) It really picks up half-way through when Barth develops the doctrine of the Trinity. It is significant that Barth places the trinity in the prolegamma as the trinitarian ground of God's own being serves as the basis of God's self-revelation More...
Dec 06, 2008
Robert
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Karl Barth, The Doctrine of the Word of God (Scribner, 1936)
Depending on your point of view, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics is either the greatest religious treatise, or the greatest piece of intellectual masturbation, of the twentieth century. Either way, you have to admit it's an enormously impressive achievement. Spanning just shy of nine thousand pages over the course of fourteen volumes, Church Dogmatics is the go-to reference when it comes to Protestant theology; no matter how o More...
Depending on your point of view, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics is either the greatest religious treatise, or the greatest piece of intellectual masturbation, of the twentieth century. Either way, you have to admit it's an enormously impressive achievement. Spanning just shy of nine thousand pages over the course of fourteen volumes, Church Dogmatics is the go-to reference when it comes to Protestant theology; no matter how o More...
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Jan 05, 2010
Toby
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It's a bit rough getting started, but if you get through the first hundred pages or so, Barth bursts out into some great stuff. Barth's Church Dogmatics is the first systematic theology that made me really love Jesus as I read his descriptions of the doctrine of the Word. Truly doxological. I would read portions of CD 1.1 as a devotional. And of course, I don't agree with everything he says, even though I think he's frequently misunderstood.
Jul 11, 2011
Jimmy
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This is just a great text in neo-orthodoxy. Karl Barth provides an answer to the problem of God's existence in a world captivated by materialism and realism. He is a fundamental break with 19th Century theology and this first volume covers the groundwork in which the rest of his Church Dogmatics takes place.
Feb 13, 2012
James
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Difficult. Worked me hard, but that in itself was rewarding. Barth's main theme is the 'apartness' of God and man. He refuses to allow natural theology any space. Revelation - a very Barthian word - is an absolute miracle of grace. Does he overstate this? Has his reformed stance been pushed to an unscriptural overbalance? Many would say so, though I have to say Barth puts up a strong case for it. But it wasn't this main thrust, but some of the side discussions I most enjoyed - in particular Bart
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Dec 16, 2009
Jim
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Wow, I did it. I got through one volume of Barth. This is like jumping into the Pacific Ocean and naming all the creatures in the sea with God at you side. The vision of Scirpture preached as God speaking in Word in Spirit is powerful and the outline of the Trinity as One God dancing in community is awe inspiring.
The Latin can be gotten through with a dictionary if you find it necessary. I did read some on occassion but mainly I skipped it and just tried to take in as much of this giants More...
The Latin can be gotten through with a dictionary if you find it necessary. I did read some on occassion but mainly I skipped it and just tried to take in as much of this giants More...
Apr 01, 2011
Daniel
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Defines dogmatics as the science of the church and the doctrine of Trinity as the foundation of Christian theology.
Dec 21, 2009
Joseph
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Barth's notion of "experiencing the Word of God" is fascinating. As a professor of mine once said, no reading of Barth in unprofitable....
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