Barth on the Descent into Hell
Subtitle: God, Atonement and the Christian Life
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781315096612
Subjects: Descent into hell; Descent of Jesus Christ into hell
Description: "The Christian confession that Jesus Christ descended into hell has been variously misunderstood or simply neglected by the Church and dogmatic theology. This work is a significant retort to dogmatic forgetfulness and ecclesial misunderstanding. It succeeds in doing so by offering a close reading and critical analysis of Karl Barth's treatment of the descent into hell and its relation to his extraordinary theology of the atonement. The reach of David Lauber's work is extended by placing Barth in conversation with Hans Urs von Balthasar's innovative theology of Holy Saturday. In revealing and unexpected ways, this book casts light upon the ecumenical breadth of Barth's theology. It is a valuable interpretation of significant facets of Barth's doctrine of God, reflection upon the passion of Jesus Christ, and ethics. In addition, Lauber offers a constructive theological proposal for how the descent into hell affects the theological interpretation of Scripture, the trinitarian being and activity of God, and the non-violent and authentic shape of Christian life and witness before our enemies."--Provided by publisher
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Karl Barth: Jesus Christ's death in God-abandonment as the descent into hell; title: chapter 2 Hans Urs von Balthasar and a theology of Holy Saturday; title: chapter 3 The biblical character of the descent into hell; title: chapter 4 The descent into hell and the Trinity; title: chapter 5 The descent into hell and discipleshipages