The shift to modernity
Subtitle: Christ and the doctrine of creation in the theologies of Schleiermacher and Barth
By: Robert Sherman.
Publisher: T & T Clark International
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines.; Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 1768-1834.; Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.; Creation -- History of doctrines.
Description: "The general goal of this book is to add one more voice to the growing chorus of opinion that the theologies of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Karl Barth may have far more in common that the many insistent assertions of the latter, or the partisans of either, would lead one to believe. While there can be no easy reconciliation of the differences which do in fact exist between these two figures, the book will argue that these differences do not always stem from irreconcilable starting points. This book will investigate one aspect of their theologies--the doctrine of Creation. The thesis of the book asserts that both Barth and Schleiermacher take a Christological orientation to the doctrine of Creation. Approaching their theologies in this fashion allows them to solve the problem of maintaining dogmatic coherence and continuity with the Church's historic confessions while also meeting certain modern, external intellectual demands confronting those systems. To put it more sharply, this study claims that each uses Christ as the hermeneutical key for interpreting Creation, and that each does so in an effort to remain true to the faith handed down from the past while maintaining intellectual integrity in the present. This underlying connection perceptible in both Barth's and Schleiermacher's work forges one continuity between them and suggests that there may be certain fundamental similarities in their respective theologies in spite of other well-known differences."--Bloomsbury Publishing

The general goal of this book is to add one more voice to the growing chorus of opinion that the theologies of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Karl Barth may have far more in common that the many insistent assertions of the latter, or the partisans of either, would lead one to believe. While there can be no easy reconciliation of the differences which do in fact exist between these two figures, the book will argue that these differences do not always stem from irreconcilable starting points. This book will investigate one aspect of their theologies-the doctrine of Creation. The thesis of the book asserts that both Barth and Schleiermacher take a Christological orientation to the doctrine of Creation. Approaching their theologies in this fashion allows them to solve the problem of maintaining dogmatic coherence and continuity with the Church's historic confessions while also meeting certain modern, external intellectual demands confronting those systems. To put it more sharply, this study claims that each uses Christ as the hermeneutical key for interpreting Creation, and that each does so in an effort to remain true to the faith handed down from the past while maintaining intellectual integrity in the present. This underlying connection perceptible in both Barth's and Schleiermacher's work forges one continuity between them and suggests that there may be certain fundamental similarities in their respective theologies in spite of other well-known differences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: The introduction of the problem; title: The character of Schleiermacher's christologically-oriented doctrine of creation; title: The character of Barth's christologically-oriented doctrine of creation; title: Confirmation from Barth's doctrine of creation; title: Confirmation from Barth's doctrine of providence and understanding of evil; title: Confirmation from Schleiermacher's doctrine of creation; title: More confirmation from Schleiermacher's understanding of miracles, evil, and free will; title: The completion of Schleiermacher's christological orientation; title: Comparisons, observations, and concluding comments on the common ground between Schleiermacher and Barth.