Karl Barth and the Future of Evangelical Theology

Karl Barth and the Future of Evangelical Theology
ISBN-10
022790639X
ISBN-13
9780227906392
Category
Religion
Pages
314
Language
English
Published
2017-09-28
Publisher
ISD LLC
Authors
Christian T Collins Winn, John L Drury

Description

The theology of Karl Barth has often been a productive dialogue partner for evangelical theology, but for too long the dialogue has been dominated by questions of orthodoxy. Karl Barth and the Future of Evangelical Theology contributes to the conversation through a creative reconfiguration of both partners in the conversation, neither of whom can be rightly understood as preservers of Protestant orthodoxy. Rather, American evangelicalism is identified with the revivalist forms of Protestantism that arose in the post-Reformation era, while Barth is revisited as a theologian attuned both to divine and human agency. In the ensuing conversation, questions of orthodoxy are not eliminated but subordinated to a concern for the life of God and God's people. By offering an alternative to the dominant constraints, this book opens up new avenues for fruitful conversation on Barth and the future of evangelical theology.

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