Showing posts with label Barth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barth. Show all posts

Sunday, July 6, 2008

A New Venture!


Today begins my official foray into Karl Barth's Epistle to the Romans. This text is often referred to as a theological atom bomb dropped right into the midst of early 20th century protestant liberal theology. I have dabbled with this book before, but this will be a sustained effort to engage with this most significant theological work. Please be sure to check back regularly, because I plan to be blogging my way through the book. Also, be sure to check out my friend Philip Baker’s blog (link to follow soon), as he will be reading through Epistle to the Romans along with me this summer.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Barth

How about this for a theological hermeneutic:

"Barth's task of biblical interpretation does not begin by demythologizing the text in order to make it relevant to a modern audience, but instead uses the biblical narrative to demythologize the various modern hegemonies that repress human freedom."

Community, State, and Church; p. 43-43.