Books in the Barth Studies series

This critical study of Karl Barth's Christian theological ethics discusses Barth's controversial and characteristically misunderstood ethics of divine command. The surprising relation of his 'divine command ethics' to contemporary 'narrative theology' and 'virtue ethics' and specific moral themes concerning bonds between parents and children.

Rejecting the conclusion of many of his contemporaries - including that of his own father - the Swiss theologian, Karl Barth (1886-1968), argued vehemently that, understood aright, the doctrine of the virgin birth plays a crucial role in Christian thought. This book offers an analysis of Barth's interpretation of the doctrine of the virgin birth.

Encounters Karl Barth's theological exegesis of "Isaiah" in the Church Dogmatics. This book presents Barth who was reading "Isaiah" in multi-functional and multi-layered ways as he seeks to hear "Isaiah" as a living witness to God's triune revelation of himself in Jesus Christ.

Through his single-minded insistence on the priority of the Bible in the life of the church, Karl Barth (1886-1968) decisively shaped the course of twentieth-century Christian theology. This book also raises questions about the ways in which Barth can continue to influence contemporary discussions about the theological interpretation of scripture.

Presents a fresh reading of Barth's moral thought, offering a treatment of Barth's ethics from a Roman Catholic perspective. Focusing on Barth's 'ethics of creation' in Church Dogmatics III/4, this book recovers Barth from a number of misinterpretations and presents his account of the good life within his distinctively Christian metaphysics.

Karl Barth spoke of the centrality and unparalleled significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ for his theological understanding. This book seeks to draw out the theological substance and systematic implications of Barth's thinking on this theme.

The attitude of Karl Barth to Israel and the Jews has long been the subject of heated controversy amongst historians and theologians. This book tells how the question that has so far predominated in the debate has been Barth's attitude (theologically and practically) towards the Jews during the period of the Third Reich and the Holocaust itself.

Seeks to fill a lacuna in studies of Barth's theology, presenting the first comprehensive examination of Karl Barth's doctrine of the church in over three decades. The author examines Barth's ecclesiologic al thought, from his early theorological treatises to his massive unfinished dogmatics.

Explores the doctrine of ascension, and Barth's ascension thought in particular. Burgess presents the doctrine of the ascension as an important and undervalued doctrine. Burgess is Vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, Nelson, New Zealand.

Offers a constructive proposal for the shape of contemporary Christian ethics drawing on persuasive interpretation of the ethics of Karl Barth. The author argues that his ethical thought remained defined by the theology of crisis that he set out in his 1922 commentary on Romans, and that his ethics must therefore be understood dialectically.

The Christian confession that Jesus Christ descended into hell has been variously misunderstood or simply neglected by the Church and dogmatic theology. This work is a significant retort to dogmatic forgetfulness and ecclesial misunderstanding.

John Yocum argues that Barth's late rejection of the concept of sacrament subverts important elements of his own earlier theology, especially the mediation of divine grace in preaching and the Bible. This study deals with the relation between divine and human action.

Traces the origin of Karl Barth's commitment to his doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son (Filioque) in his early career (particularly in Romans and the Gottingen Dogmatics). This book analyzes how the doctrine functions throughout the Church Dogmatics.

Karl Barth addressed all the major themes of dogmatic theology, and in so doing made his own distinctive contribution to each of the ongoing conversations that constitute that theology. This book presents important new 'conversations with Barth' by leading contemporary theologians and Barth scholars. Each contributor offers their own distinctive emphasis to bring to light the ways in which the depths of Barth's work may illuminate or be illuminated by the work of other prominent thinkers who preceded or followed him. The conversations they host between Barth and other philosophers and theologians raise critical questions in the reading and appreciation of Barth's thought, and explore a wide range of themes in dogmatic theology. This book not only adds to the comprehension of the riches of Barth's theology but also presents an important contribution to the ongoing conversations and debates alive in theology today.