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Misreading Barth in Pauline Scholarship
Read more: Misreading Barth in Pauline ScholarshipReadings of Paul influenced by the work of Karl Barth – or, at least, supposedly Barthian readings of Paul – have recently been taken up by a number of interpreters. One recurring characteristic of such self-proclaimed Barthian readings is to construe Paul’s gospel as radically, purely, and thoroughgoingly objective: completely undetermined, unaffected, and untouched by…
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A Defense of Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Trinity: Part 2 (Guest Post)
Read more: A Defense of Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Trinity: Part 2 (Guest Post)Introduction In my last post I addressed Karl Barth’s use of the term “Seinsweise” or modes of being. In this post I will look at the other two aspects of Barth’s doctrine of the trinity; his use of logos asarkos to distinguish the second person of the Trinity, and his concept of God being in…
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A Defense of Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Trinity: Part 1 (Guest Post)
Read more: A Defense of Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Trinity: Part 1 (Guest Post)Introduction After the Enlightenment a major shift happened in western theology. New disciplines like anthropology and psychology were arising that made theologians and philosophers look at the world with a more horizontal than vertical gaze. Attention was moving away from God and moving to the world. As a result the doctrine of the Trinity had…