Wolfhart Pannenberg on Defeating Biblical Patriarchy (November 10, 2015)

The Banishment of Hagar by Jan Mostaert, c. 1620-25, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. In his famous book, Anthropology in Theological Perspective, Wolfhart Pannenberg says "that the biblical tradition has legitimized a patriarchal order of the family" in not only the Old Testament, but also in New Testament: cf. 1 Cor 14:34, Col 3:18, 1 Pet […]

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Soul of My Body: Karl Barth’s Anthropology (August 17, 2015)

What is Man? Karl Barth solves this enigmatic anthropological question with one word: Jesus! Barth fleshes out his anthropology throughout The Church Dogmatics, Vol. 3.2, Sections 45-46: The Doctrine of Creation (CD III/2), beginning with Jesus, Man for Other Men in "§45 Man in His Determination as the Covenant-Partner of God" where Barth declares the victory of the Crucified One […]

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