Karl Barth's Anthropology in Light of Modern Thought
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Eerdmans
Published: February 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780802847263
Subjects: Christianity; Theological anthropology; Christianity and the social sciences; Theology - Academic; Religion; Philosophy; History of doctrines; Christian Theology - Anthropology; Christian Theology - General; Religion / Christianity / Theology / Anthropology; Religion-Christianity - Theology - General; Religion-Philosophy; Barth, Karl,; 1886-1968; 20th century; Man (Christian theology)
First sentence: The psalmist, in one of the better-known statements of Scripture, asks: When I look at thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast established; what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou dost care for him?
Description: "Covering all of Barth's writings, Daniel Price clearly pieces together Barth's anthropology, showing that Barth based his view of persons on his understanding of the Trinity. Rather than stressing bodily and soulish substances or innately endowed faculties, Barth emphasized that people are composed of certain vital relations - to God, to self, and to others.

With Barth's theology firmly in hand, Price argues that Barth's dynamic anthropology bears certain intriguing analogies to modern object relations psychology. Price uses these analogies in turn to demonstrate that Barth's theology is not alien or hostile to modern science, as many people suppose; instead, his thought actually opens up the potential for increased dialogue between theology and the human sciences."--BOOK JACKET.