This Meme has Serious Moltmann Vibes: The Lynching of Jesus and George Floyd (June 15, 2020)

This meme has serious Moltmann vibes! It depicts Jesus Christ agonizing on the cross, with the text "I CAN'T BREATHE" and "#BLACKLIVESMATTER" in large font. Where was God in the lynching of George Floyd? Moltmann would answer that Jesus was there suffering with George Floyd, calling out "I can't breathe" and […]

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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 […]

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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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