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All Blog Posts With Tag: Church Dogmatics
Peter A. Lillback suggested in his book, "Binding of God, The: Calvin's Role in the Development of Covenant Theology", that John Calvin had Proto-Covenant Theology ideas, because Covenant Theology was developed after Calvin by his followers. Calvin's teaching on Covenant Theology, especially in the Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book […]
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Abraham Kuyper and Karl Barth on Creation as Revelation (June 10, 2013)
In Judeo-Christian history of thought, there's always been core belief that God is creator, and that the world has not always existed but was creation by God in the beginning. (Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen […]
Theology: Basics by Alister E. McGrath (June 18, 2012)
Alister E. McGrath is an Anglican priest, and long time professor at Oxford and Kings College as well as a prolific theology author. He is also well known for his debate with Christopher Hitchens, and other dialogues such as his interview with Richard Dawkins.
McGrath's, Theology: The Basics, is an introduction to Christian theology […]
Barth’s The Authority of the Word of God (CD I.2 §20.1) (February 22, 2012)
Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics I.2, §20.1 (pages 538-585) on "The Authority of the Word of God" has an extended discussion about the authority of the Holy Scriptures in contrast to the authority of the Church. (You may read it entirety on Google Books here.) The fundamental question is whether the […]
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Church Dogmatics Vol I.2: The Doctrine of the Word of God by Karl Barth (February 20, 2012)
Karl Barth is difficult to explain, which explains why so many people dismiss Barth without reading what he wrote. Engaging With Barth requires reading his Church Dogmatics (CD), which I have been doing so at a good pace yet out of order. It's been difficult to procure an affordable copy […]
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Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics Vol II.2 is the second half-volume of his "Doctrine of God" and contains Barth's Doctrine of Election. Barth emphasizes his admiration of Calvin's Doctrine of Election, and explains its superiority biblical basis to compet...
Karl Barth’s The Doctrine of God, CD II.1 (2011) (April 15, 2011)
I like Karl Barth much more than I did before I read him directly. How's that for an honest statement? I'll say the same thing about Schleiermacher's Christian Faith. However much I do enjoy reading Barth, its never without reservation. I would never f...
Although Karl Barth wrote many books, in order to fully engage Barth, the Church Dogmatics must be read first. Most people only engage Barth's Evangelical Theology, or possibly his commentary on Romans (Epistle to the Romans), but Barth wrote in the pr...
