Nations and Nationalism in the Theology of Karl Barth

Zusatztext Moseley's achievement is to highlight a relatively neglected cluster of issues around nations and nationalism crucial to Barth's theological development, and rarely far from his mature writings. Informationen zum Autor Carys Moseley has studied Classics and Theology at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh. She was British Academy research fellow at the School of Divinity at Edinburgh in 2008-2011. She is currently a freelance theologian based in Edinburgh. Klappentext This book traces Karl Barth's concern with nationalism all the way from his student days to his mature exposition of the place of nations in the Bible, showing how he drew together Biblical exegesis, doctrinal theology and theological ethics to produce a unified account of nations as distinct from states. Zusammenfassung This book traces Karl Barth's concern with nationalism all the way from his student days to his mature exposition of the place of nations in the Bible, showing how he drew together Biblical exegesis, doctrinal theology and theological ethics to produce a unified account of nations as distinct from states. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Displacing Patriotism Swiss patriotism as mediator of Christian socialism Barth's break with liberal theology Restoring the Spirit of Pentecost 2: Discarding false foundations The Göttingen years The move to Münster 3: Nationalism as idolatry From Dogmatics to Homiletics Responding to the rise of National Socialism Dogmatics against idolatry 4: Election, Nation and State Reworking Calvin on election and the state The theological response to the Second World War The ethical implications of election 5: Encountering our neighbours Israel and the providential order Nationhood within the Command of God Nationhood according to theological exegesis Conclusion

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• Authors: Carys Moseley, Carys (Freelance theologian) Moseley, Moseley Carys
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2013
• EAN: 9780199668922
• ISBN: 978-0-19-966892-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 224 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Germany, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Nationalism, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements