An explorer's guide to Karl Barth
By: David Guretzki
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780830851379
Other titles: Karl Barth
Description: Anyone exploring a new territory knows the benefit of an experienced guide. A guide can make the difference between tiresome drudgery and a life-changing adventure. This is as true for exploring new thinkers and books as it is for places. If ever a theologian required a guide, it would be Karl Barth. His many writings have secured his place as the most significant theologian of the twentieth century. The massive Church Dogmatics alone spans over eight thousand pages and six million words. David Guretzki has been reading and teaching Barth for decades, and he has gathered numerous hints and notes along the way for how best to explore the writings of the Swiss theologian. - from publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Getting to know Karl Barth. Why Karl Barth?; title: Karl Barth: who was he?; title: Frequently asked questions about Karl Barth; title: Glossary of concepts and people; title: A theological pilgrimage: a ten-stop pre-CD tour of Barth's theology; title: Part 2. Exploring the Church dogmatics. A primer on Karl Barth's Church dogmatics; title: A user's guide to the Church dogmatics; title: A guided tour of the Church dogmatics; title: For further exploration.