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Reading Barth with Charity: A Hermeneutical Proposal Paperback – April 21, 2015

by George Hunsinger (Author)

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Karl Barth and his legacy have influenced Christian theological discussion for many decades. In this volume George Hunsinger, a world-renowned expert on Barth's theology, makes an authoritative contribution to the debate concerning Barth's trinitarian theology and doctrine of election. He challenges recent, revisionist interpretations of Barth, arguing that there is no break in Barth's trinitarian doctrine between the earlier and later volumes of the Church Dogmatics. At the same time he discusses core issues in theology and christology that extend well beyond contemporary Barth debates. This major statement will be valued by professors and students of systematic theology, scholars, and readers of Barth.

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Baker Academic (April 21, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 080109531X
ISBN-13: 978-0801095313
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.5 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Reading Barth Charitably

By James R. V. Matichuk on July 22, 2015

Format: Paperback

Certainly George Hunsinger is a charitable reader of Barth. You'd suspect so. He is well known as a Barth scholar and has been president of the Karl Barth Society of North America since 2003. He knows Barth's theology well and the subsequent literature on Barth. However Reading Barth with Charity: a Hermeneutical Proposal takes aim at several less charitable readings. Namely, Hunsinger takes on the Neo-Barthian revisionists for misrepresenting Barth's theology and then calling Barth 'inconsistent.' At issue is whether or not Barth believes, as classic theists do, that the Trinity is the antecedent to the election of Jesus Christ or subsequent to it. The revisionists say that the category of Christ's election is of preeminent importance in Barth and therefore gives shape to the economic Trinity. So Hunsinger takes on the major revisionists: Bruce McCormack, Paul Nimmo, and Paul Daffyd Jones.

In his introduction, Hunsinger summarizes what he means by reading with charity. What he is arguing for is a reading which seeks to understand Barth's point of view, starts with the assumption of truth and internal coherence, seeks to resolve and seeks to resolve apparent contradictions (xii). Hunsinger identifies the following critera to assess the revisionist position:

Does it seek to understand Barth's theology in its strongest form before subjecting it to fundamental criticism?
Has it truly sought to understand Barth before picking out supposed difficulties and contradictions?
If apparent contradictions are discerned (as they are), has an active attemt been made to resolve them in Barth's favor?
If no such attempt has been made (as it has not), does not a certain presumption exist against this interpretation?Read more ›

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Substantive

By H. Hicks on June 29, 2015

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A great book from a great scholar!

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