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All Blog Posts With Tag: Church Dogmatics III/4
How may any Christian support capital punishment, with the knowledge that Jesus Christ had died for their sins? (1 Corinthians 15:3) Karl Barth argues that it is an astonishing fact that the Church has not unilaterally opposed the death penalty worldwide, and that after two millennia of Church history and […]
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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Karl Barth speaks a decisive No! to suicide in the Church Dogmatics III/4. In the last week, after the suicide of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, there have been many positive and negative responses, so it is an appropriate time to discuss the ethics of suicide. Karl Barth argues that suicide is […]
Karl Barth’s praise of G. C. Berkouwer and apology to the Calvinists (January 8, 2018)
Among Karl Barth's greatest enemies were the American and Dutch Calvinists (especially the American Dutch Calvinist Cornelius Van Til and his minions). These 20th century Calvinists were different than the neo-Calvinism popular today because they proudly called themselves Fundamentalists and wished to regress the church and theology back to 16th century […]
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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Karl Barth On The Three Well-Known Theories for Capital Punishment. (October 4, 2013)
Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer
In Karl Barth's criticism of Capital Punishment, he provides a very good summary of the three best arguments for Capital Punishment, because he continues on to criticize and deconstruct each of them.
1) According to the first theory, which is not only the oldest and […]