Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans: Retrospect and Prospect

book: Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans

Retrospect and Prospect

Edited by: Christophe Chalamet , Andreas Dettwiler and Sarah Stewart-Kroeker

Volume 196 in the series Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110752908

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Open Access

Karl Barth’s commentary on Paul’s epistle to the Romans, in its two editions (1919 and 1922), is one of the most significant works published in Christian theology in the 20th century. This book, which landed “like a bombshell on the theologians’ playground,” still deserves close scrutiny one hundred years after its publication.
In this volume, New Testament scholars, philosophers of religion and systematic theologians ponder the intricacies of Barth’s “expressionistic” commentary, pointing out the ways in which Barth interprets Paul’s epistle for his own day, how this actualized interpretation of the apostle’s message challenged the theology of Barth’s time, and how some of the insights he articulated in 1919 and in 1922 have shaped Christian theology up to our day. With his commentary, the young Swiss pastor paved the way for a renewed, intensely theological interpretation of the Scriptures.
The volume thus centers of some of the key themes which run through Barth’s commentary: faith as divine gift beyond any human experience or psychological data, the Easter event as the turning point of the world’s history, God’s judgment and mercy and God’s one Word in Jesus Christ.
This volume represents a major contribution to the interpretation of Karl Barth’s early thought.

Author / Editor information

Christophe Chalamet, Andreas Dettwiler and Sarah Stewart-Kroeker, Université de Genève, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Editors’ Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
I Barth as Scriptural Theologian
Reading Romans on the Brink: The Continuing Challenge of Barth’s Römerbrief Beverly Roberts Gaventa Open Access Download PDF	7
“For I am Not Ashamed of the Gospel”: Commentary as Interpretation in the Römerbrief John M.G. Barclay Open Access Download PDF	25
La Bible pour penser Benoît Bourgine Open Access Download PDF	41
Abraham als Glaubensparadigma nach Karl Barth’s Römerbrief (Röm 4) Andreas Dettwiler Open Access Download PDF	57
II Hermeneutics and Metaphysics
Barth sur l’être du monde devant Dieu. Ce que le Römerbrief permet de préciser dans la Dogmatik Jean-Luc Marion Open Access Download PDF	75
Le manifeste herméneutique de Karl Barth Jean Grondin Open Access Download PDF	93
An Anti-Metaphysical Manifesto: Karl Barth’s Romans Commentary in its Second Edition Bruce McCormack Open Access Download PDF	109
III Historical Context
Vom «Schweizerwinkel» auf das «hohe, bewegte Meer». Karl Barth zwischen Safenwil und Göttingen Peter Zocher Open Access Download PDF	121
Karl Barth and the Quest for a New World Christophe Chalamet Open Access Download PDF	139
IV Römerbrief, First edition (1919)
God’s Moving Presence in History. Karl Barth’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans of 1919 and its Problem-Creating Solutions Günter Thomas Open Access Download PDF	157
“More than Leninism” – Karl Barth’s Theological Socialism Matthias Gockel Open Access Download PDF	179
V Faith and Resurrection
Das Wunder des Glaubens. Zu Röm 3,21–4,8 Hans-Christoph Askani Open Access Download PDF	201
Réflexions de philosophie pratique sur la «foi seule» Pierre Manent Open Access Download PDF	213
Faith as Imperceptible Reality: Barth’s Understanding of Faith During the Römerbrief Period Brandon K. Watson Open Access Download PDF	225
L’exercice de la liberté, la vie du Crucifié Ressuscité. Rm 6,9 entre la première et la deuxième édition du Römerbrief Elio Jaillet Open Access Download PDF	241
Faith, Love, and Extrinsic Grace in Barth’s Römerbrief Andrew J. Peterson Open Access Download PDF	257
Barth (1919–1922) and the Power of the Gospel (Romans 1:16–17) Mark W. Elliott Open Access Download PDF	275
VI Ethics and Politics
Karl Barth’s Commentary on Romans 8:18–25: An Ecological Reading Sarah Stewart-Kroeker Open Access Download PDF	295
Das Problem der Ethik in Karl Barths Römerbriefkommentar – im Vergleich mit Søren Kierkegaards Ethik der Liebe Claudia Welz Open Access Download PDF	313
Ethics and the Catastrophe of Grace – Faith’s Obedience in the Ruins of Religion Philip G. Ziegler Open Access Download PDF	335
Reading Karl Barth’s Römerbrief 1919 for a Postcolonial Era of Theology Amy Marga Open Access Download PDF	349
Marcionism in Barth’s Theology? Clarifications and Developments Matthias D. Wüthrich Open Access Download PDF	367
VII Religion, Liturgy and Theology
Que penser et que faire de la radicalité à l’oeuvre chez Barth ? Pierre Gisel Open Access Download PDF	383
Existence Between God and the No-God Declan Kelly Open Access Download PDF	405
At the “Zero-Point” of Faith: The Clash of Old Man and New in the Römerbrief and Barth’s Later Doctrine of Sanctification Cambria Janae Kaltwasser Open Access Download PDF	419
Calvin’s “Christian philosophy” in Barth’s Römerbrief François Dermange Open Access Download PDF	435
Barth’s Römerbrief and Liturgy’s Formative Function: Critique and Prospect Luke Zerra Open Access Download PDF	449
Did Karl Barth Put an End to Theology? Anthony Feneuil Open Access Download PDF	463
Contributors Open Access Download PDF	477
Copyright of Images Open Access Download PDF	483
Index of Authors Open Access Download PDF	485
Index of Subjects Open Access Download PDF	493

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of religion and theology, biblical scholars, historians, philosophers, ethicists
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 495
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 10
Keywords: Epistle to the Romans; Karl Barth; dialectical theology; theological and philosophical hermeneutics

eBook

Published: May 9, 2022
ISBN: 9783110752908

Hardcover

Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9783110750522