Action in Waiting - Softcover

Barth, Karl; Blumhardt, Christoph Friedrich

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ISBN 10: 087486223X ISBN 13: 9780874862232

Publisher: Plough Publishing House, 1996

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Action in Waiting is not abstract theology - it's too blunt, too earthy, too real. These seventeen essays reflect the gripping reality of the living Christ. They give us a fresh look at the spiritual life as one of "active expectation" of God's kingdom breaking into this world.

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Review

Pulse-quickening Blumhardt reminds us that personal peace is merely the wrapping paper of a more magnificent gift: confidence in the coming of God s kingdom.--Rodney Clapp"

Blumhardt does something very few of us can do: represent God s cause in the world yet not wage war on the world, love the world and yet be faithful to God.--Karl Barth"

Who else, besides Barth, is so unrelenting in their attack on religion? Yet who else uses the language of faith so straightforwardly and without apology?--Stanley Hauerwas, co-author, "Resident Aliens"

Blumhardt does something very few of us can do: represent God's cause in the world yet not wage war on the world, love the world and yet be faithful to God.--Karl Barth

Who else, besides Barth, is so unrelenting in their attack on religion? Yet who else uses the language of faith so straightforwardly and without apology?--Stanley Hauerwas, co-author, Resident Aliens

Pulse-quickening...Blumhardt reminds us that personal peace is merely the wrapping paper of a more magnificent gift: confidence in the coming of God's kingdom.--Rodney Clapp

About the Author

Pastor, politician, and author, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (1842-1919) with his unconventional ideas about the kingdom of God, profoundly influenced a whole generation of European seekers. Among the luminaries he influenced were Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Emil Brunner, Oscar Cullman, and Karl Barth. Yet his vision and witness are still waiting to be discovered by most Americans, few of whom have had access to his works. He carried forward the work of his father, Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805-1880), who is regarded by many as the key figure of German pietism.

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