Karl Barth on Demythologizing the Empty Tomb and Ascension (March 15, 2015)

Jesus is Risen and the Tomb is Empty are often asserted together, but they are two distinct statements: Jesus is Risen is an article of faith but the Empty Tomb is a Passion narrative that may be demythologized. Barth explains the difference between these two statements when he says: "Christians do not believe in […]

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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 […]

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Karl Barth’s Letter to Jürgen Moltmann and related correspondences (May 6, 2014)

Karl Barth Karl Barth and Jürgen Moltmann had a very famous correspondence of letters in the 1960's. Unfortunately, many only read Barth's response to Moltmann without correct context and conclude that Barth sent Moltmann only a scathing letter of rejection, and this couldn't be farther from the truth. The following letters are […]

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