Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Election: Double Predestination in Jesus Christ (April 18, 2011)

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...

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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...

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Karl Barth and the Church Dogmatics: An Introduction ()

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...

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