Dogmatics in Outline - Hardcover

Barth, Karl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0334003369 ISBN 13: 9780334003366

Publisher: SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd, 1949

Synopsis

Barth stands before us as the greatest theologian of the twentieth century, yet the massive corpus of work which he left behind, the multi volume Church Dogmatics, can seem daunting and formidable to readers today. Fortunately his Dogmatics in Outline first published in English in 1949, contains in brilliantly concentrated form even in shorthand, the essential tenets of his thinking. Built around the assertions made in the Apostles Creed the book consists of a series of reflections on the foundation stones of Christian doctrine. Because Dogmatics in Outline derives from very particular circumstances namely the lectures Barth gave in war-shattered Germany in 1946, it has an urgency and a compassion which lend the text a powerful simplicity. Despite its brevity the book makes a tremendous impact, which in this new edition will now be felt by a fresh generation of readers.

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Review

This guide is an inspiring combination of imaginative approaches and critical reflection. It aims to give clergy the tools to deal with the opportunities and challenges that are typically encountered in congregations and parishes. - Canon Professor Martyn Percy, Principal, Ripon College

About the Author

Karl Barth (1886-1968) was Professor of Theology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. One of the greatest theologians and preachers of the twentieth century, he is best known for his monumental systematic theology, "Church Dogmatics".

About this edition

• Publisher: SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1949
• ISBN 10: 0334003369
• ISBN 13: 9780334003366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160