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How are the angels in the Bible different than the Easter Bunny in traditional folklore? In Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics III/3, paragraph §51 "The Kingdom of Heaven, The Ambassadors of God, and their Opponents", he answers that "the angels and the March Hare are two different things" [1] but it […]
Karl Barth and the Limits of Angelology (December 28, 2021)
What truth may we speak about angels? It is a daunting theological locus. Of angels, Karl Barth says “How are we to steer a way between this Scylla and Charybdis, between the far too interesting mythology of the ancients and the far too uninteresting ‘demythologization’ of most of the moderns?” […]
The Church Dogmatics, Vol III: Doctrine of Creation
After World War II ended, Karl Barth's participation in the Confessing Church diminished. His academic work at the University of Basel allowed Barth to continue his magnum opus the Church Dogmatics that he had begun in 1932. In this Part 6, I will discuss […]
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John Calvin's proof for existence of Satan
In the Institutes of the Christian Religion I.14.17, John Calvin argues that the devil (or satan) and demons must exist in the world, because there must exist an agent that mediates between the goodness of god and the evil happenings in the world, such […]
The Extinction of Humanity: Karl Barth’s Eschatology (November 30, 2016)
Introduction
We are not guaranteed that we will die. In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye (1 Cor 15:52), the life of every human being in the world will be supernaturally concluded by the final coming of Jesus Christ. According to Karl Barth, this will be the final event in the […]
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Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics Original Publication Dates (April 21, 2016)
Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics was a theological summa published between 1932 and 1967 that spanned 9257 pages. The English translations lagged many years behind the German original publications, so as an English reader of Barth, I have struggled to find the original publication dates of each volume of the Church Dogmatics. So, I've created […]
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Karl Barth Christmas Book Wishlist (December 8, 2015)
It's Christmas season, and it is a great time to give the gift of Karl Barth! Here are my recommendations for which Barth books to buy for yourself or loved ones this holiday season. I've recommended below two editions of The Church Dogmatics and my top ten books by Karl Barth […]
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Most Popular Volumes of Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics (July 20, 2015)
The results from my "What's your favorite volume of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics?" are in!
The winner is a tie between The Church Dogmatics: The Doctrine of God, Vol. II/2 (CD II/2) and The Church Dogmatics: The Doctrine of Reconciliation, Vol. IV/1 (CD IV/1). I'm not surprised that these two volumes would be neck and […]
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What is your favorite volume of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics?
Church Dogmatics I/1: The Doctrine of the Word of God, Part 1
Church Dogmatics I/2: The Doctrine of the Word of God, Part 2
Church Dogmatics II/1: The Doctrine of God, Part 1
Church Dogmatics II/2: The Doctrine of God, […]
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G. C. Berkouwer explains Karl Barth’s Eschatology (November 21, 2014)
Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer (1903-1996)[source: librarything]G.C. Berkouwer was a Dutch Reformed Theologian in the Amsterdam tradition along with theological greats including Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck and H. Berkof. Berkouwer wrote an excellent introduction to Karl Barth's theology titled, The Triumph of Grace in the Theology of Karl Barth: An Introduciton and Critical […]