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The Church Dogmatics, Vol IV: Doctrine of Reconciliation
From 1952 until 1967, Karl Barth devoted his time at the University of Basel to writing the unfinished fourth and final volume of the Church Dogmatics: the "Doctrine of Reconciliation" (CD IV). I will summarize this time by summarizing each of the part-volumes […]
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I believe in the Virgin Birth —Karl Barth (December 6, 2017)
Karl Barth believed in the Virgin Birth, unlike many of his followers and opponents such as Emil Brunner who rejected the Virgin Birth, as well as Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jurgen Moltmann, Rudolf Bultmann and many other. Barth didn't believe in the Virgin Birth due to a pre-commitment to Biblical nativity stories […]
In the spirit of the Protestant Reformation, I believe that salvation is by faith alone. So much is added to this simple creed! However, salvation is something we receive, and faith is the means by which we receive it. There's no pre-conditions that we must meet to receive salvation by […]
A Shared Mercy by Jon Coutts (Review) (February 27, 2017)
Dr. John Coutts [1]Jon Coutts' A Shared Mercy: Karl Barth on Forgiveness and the Church is an exploration into Karl Barth's theology of forgiveness, and it is also a commentary on Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics: The Doctrine of Reconciliation, Volume 4 (CD IV). A Shared Mercy is a stopgap between dogmatics in the academy and […]
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 so-called Historical Adam (March 5, 2015)
I've assembled quotations from three of Karl Barth's books to explain his robust Doctrine of Adam: The Church Dogmatics Vol. IV.1 §60, Christ and Adam: Man and Humanity in Romans 5, and The Epistle to the Romans (Romans II). I've assembled ten statements on Adam to summarized the following quotations from Barth's […]
Karl Barth believed in the Virgin Birth (December 25, 2014)
Nativity of the Lord, Icon by St. Andrei Rublev (1405), Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. (source: wikipedia)
Karl Barth believed in the Virgin Birth. Barth's theological nemesis Emil Brunner did not and most all of Barth's heirs chose to follow Emil Brunner's famous rejection of the Virgin Birth. Wolfhart Pannenberg sided with Brunner and rejected […]
