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Karl Barth: Post-Holocaust Theologian?
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Karl Barth's attitude toward the Jews, despite some admittedly unfortunate elements, still has much to commend it and the essays in this volume discuss this matter. The contributors examine numerous topics: the extent to which Barth compares favorably with recent post-Holocaust theologies, Barth's position on the Jews during the Third Reich, his critique of the German-Christian Völkish church on ethical grounds. The discussion tackles Barth dialectical "Yes" to Israel's christological "No", it unpacks his ground-breaking exegesis of Rom. 9-11; as well as examines Barth's rejection of the 1933 Aryan Law that formed the basis for excluding baptized Jews from Christian communities during the Third Reich. The essays also examine Barth's later worries about Nostra Aetate, Vatican II's landmark " Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-christian Religions ". This is followed by an in-depth explanation how Barth's theology differentiated the question of religious pluralism from church's relationship with Judaism.
This inspiring volume concludes by taking up the neglected question of Barth's place in modern European history.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Barth, Berkovits, Birkenau: On Whether It Is Possible to Understand Karl Barth as a Post-holocaust Theologian
- Chapter 2: Karl Barthâs Sermon for Advent 2, 1933
- Chapter 3: The Covenant of Grace Fulfilled in Christ as the Foundation of the Indissoluble Solidarity of the Church with Israel: Barthâs Position on the Jews During the Hitler Era
- Chapter 4: The Jewish Samaritan: Karl Barthâs Ethical Critique of the Völkisch Church
- Chapter 5: Saying âYesâ to Israelâs âNoâ: Barthâs Dialectical Supersessionism and the Witness of Carnal Israel
- Chapter 6: Israel as the Paradigm of Divine Judgment: An Examination of a Theme in the Theology of Karl Barth
- Chapter 7: Karl Barthâs Influence on Catholic Theology About Judaism
- Chapter 8: Karl Barth, Israel, and Religious Pluralism
- Chapter 9: Where is Karl Barth in Modern European History?
- List of Contributors
- Index