Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCHOLARLY SURVEY OF KARL BARTH’S THEOLOGY EVER PUBLISHED Karl Barth, perhaps the most influential theologian of the 20th century, is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers within the history of the Christian tradition. Readers of Karl Barth often find his work both familiar and strange: the questions he considers are the same as those Christian theologians have debated for centuries, but he often addresses these questions in new and surprising ways. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth helps readers understand Barth’s theology and his place in the Christian tradition through a new lens. Covering nearly every topic related to Barth’s life and thought, this work spans two volumes, comprising 66 in-depth chapters written by leading experts in the field. Volume One explores Barth’s dogmatic theology in relation to traditional Christian theology, provides historical timelines of Barth’s life and works, and discusses his significance and influence. Volume Two examines Barth’s relationship to various figures, movements, traditions, religions, and events, while placing his thought in its theological, ecumenical, and historical context. This groundbreaking work: Places Barth into context alongside major figures in the history of Christian thought, presenting a critical dialogue between them Features contributions from a diverse team of scholars, each of whom are experts in the subject Provides new readers of Barth with an introduction to the most important questions, themes, and ideas in Barth’s work Offers experienced readers fresh insights and interpretations that enrich their scholarship An important contribution to the field of Barth scholarship, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth is an indispensable resource for scholars and students interested in the work of Karl Barth, modern theology, or systematic theology.

Preface xv List of Contributors xvii Primary Text Abbreviations xxiii Part I The Life of Karl Barth 1 Professional Timeline 3 Personal Timeline 7 1 Karl Barth’s Historical and Theological Significance 9 Christiane Tietz Part II Barth on Doctrinal Topics 21 2 Barth on the Trinity 23 Paul D. Molnar 3 Barth on the Filioque 35 David Guretzki Copyrighted Material 4 Barth on Divine Election 47 David Gibson 5 Barth on Revelation 59 Matthew J.A. Bruce 6 Barth on Holy Scripture 71 Katherine Sonderegger 7 Barth on Theological Method 83 Kevin W. Hector 8 Barth on Natural Theology 95 Keith L. Johnson 9 Barth on Creeds and Confessions 109 David Lauber 10 Barth on Creation 113 David C. Chao 11 Barth on Providence 125 Sung‐Sup Kim 12 Barth on the Incarnation 137 Robert B. Price 13 Barth on the Atonement 147 Adam J. Johnson 14 Barth on Christ’s Resurrection 159 John L. Drury 15 Barth on Christ’s Ascension 173 Andrew Burgess 16 Barth on Theological Anthropology 185 Jeffrey Skaff 17 Barth on Sin 197 Matt Jenson 18 Barth on Evil and Nothingness 207 Wolf Krötke 19 Barth on Death 217 Cambria Janae Kaltwasser 20 Barth on the Holy Spirit 229 JinHyok Kim 21 Barth on the Church 241 Kimlyn J. Bender 22 Barth on Preaching 253 William H. Willimon 23 Barth on Baptism 265 W. Travis McMaken 24 Barth on the Lord’s Supper 277 Martha Moore‐Keish 25 Barth on Justification 291 Shannon Smythe 26 Barth on Sanctification 303 Jason Goroncy 27 Barth on Vocation 317 Paul T. Nimmo 28 Barth on the Church in Mission 327 Hanna Reichel 29 Barth on Participation in Christ 341 Adam Neder 30 Barth on the Christian Life 355 Marco Hofheinz 31 Barth on the Ethics of Creation 369 Jonathan Lett 32 Barth on Love 381 Gerald McKenny 33 Barth on Prayer 393 Andrew Purves 34 Barth on Religion 405 Michael Weinrich Contents - Volume ii Part III Barth and Major Figures 419 35 Barth and Augustine 421 Han‐luen Kantzer Komline 36 Barth and Anselm 435 Paul Dafydd Jones 37 Barth and Aquinas 449 Nicholas M. Healy 38 Barth and Luther 461 George Hunsinger 39 Barth and Calvin 473 Randall Zachman 40 Barth and Post‐Reformation Theology 483 Rinse H. Reeling Brouwer 41 Barth and Edwards 495 Kyle C. Strobel 42 Barth and Kant 507 John Hare 43 Barth and Hegel 519 Nicholas Adams 44 Barth and Schleiermacher 535 Ryan Glomsrud 45 Barth and Kierkegaard 551 David J. Gouwens 46 Barth and Bonhoeffer 565 John W. de Gruchy 47 Barth and Bultmann 577 Joseph L. Mangina 48 Barth and Tillich 591 George Hunsinger 49 Barth and Rahner 607 James J. Buckley 50 Barth and Balthasar 619 D. Stephen Long 51 Barth and Reinhold Niebuhr 633 Stanley Hauerwas 52 Barth and Hans W. Frei 645 Ben Fulford 53 Barth and T. F. Torrance 657 David A. S. Fergusson 54 Barth and Jüngel 669 R. David Nelson 55 Barth and Charlotte von Kirschbaum 681 Eberhard Busch 56 Barth and Tolkien 693 George Hunsinger Part IV Barth and Major Themes 701 57 Barth and Modern Liberal Theology 703 Gary Dorrien 58 Barth and Biblical Studies 715 Mark S. Gignilliat 59 Barth and Theological Exegesis 727 Richard Burnett 60 Barth on Actualistic Ontology 739 Shao Kai Tseng 61 Barth and Philosophy 753 Kevin Diller 62 Barth and the Natural Sciences 767 Andrew Torrance 63 Barth and Interdisciplinary Method 781 Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger 64 Barth and Practical Theology 797 Richard R. Osmer 65 Barth and Liberation Theologies 809 Nathan D. Hieb 66 Barth and Near and Distant Neighbors 821 Derek Alan Woodard‐Lehman 67 Barth and Ecumenism 833 Michael Welker 68 Barth and Roman Catholicism 845 Amy Marga 69 Barth and Eastern Orthodoxy 857 John P. Burgess 70 Barth and the Religions 869 Sven Ensminger 71 Barth and the Jews 881 Mark Lindsay 72 Barth and Islam 893 Glenn Chestnutt 73 Barth and Sexual Difference 905 Faye Bodley‐Dangelo 74 Barth and Socialism 919 Andreas Pangritz 75 Barth and War 937 Matthew Puffer 76 Barth and the Weimar Republic 951 Rudy Koshar 77 Barth and the Nazi Revolution 965 Arne Rasmusson Index 979