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List of contents
Introduction:
"Karl Barth: Orthodox, Modern, and Liberative?" Kait Dugan (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA) and Paul Dafydd Jones (University of Virginia, USA)
Chapter 1:
“Karl Barth and the Origins of Liberation Theology,” Luis N. Rivera-Pagán (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA)
Chapter 2:
“Of Gods and Men, and Wolves--'The Other Question': Between Projection, Colonial Imagination, and Liberation,” Hanna Reichel (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA)
Chapter 3:
"The Generative Female Body and the Analogy of Faith in Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics," Faye Bodley-Dangelo (Harvard Divinity School, USA)
Chapter 4:
“The Disabled God and Covenant Ontology," Lisa Powell (St. Ambrose University, USA)
Chapter 5:
“Karl Barth and Korean Theology, Past and Present," Meehyun Chung (Yonsei University, South Korea)
Chapter 6:
"Karl Barth's Theology of Political Participation: An Egyptian Appropriation," Hani Hanna (Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt)
Chapter 7:
"Karl Barth and Liberation Theologies in South Africa--The Difficulties of Comparison, Conversation, and Constructive Reflection," Rothney S. Tshaka (University of South Africa, South Africa)
Chapter 8:
“Liberation Theology in a South African Context: Does Karl Barth Have Anything to Offer Here?,” Graham Ward (Oxford University, UK)
Chapter 9:
“Using Barth ‘to Justify Doing Nothing’: James Cone’s Unanswered Challenge to the Whiteness of Barth Studies,” David Clough (University of Chester, UK)
Chapter 10:
“Clothed in Flesh: The Artist, Liberation, and the Future of Barthian Theology,” Brian Bantum (Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA)
Chapter 11:
“Thelonious Monk, Icon of the Eschaton: Karl Barth, James Cone, and the ‘Impossible-Possibility’ of a Theology of Freedom,” Raymond Carr (Pepperdine University, USA)
Chapter 12:
“Turning Barth Right-Side-Up: James Cone and the Risk of a Contextual Theology of Revelation,” Tyler B. Davis (St. Mary's University, USA) and Ry O. Siggelkow (University of St. Thomas, USA)
Chapter 13:
“Liberation Theology and Karl Barth in the Shadow of the Alt-Right: White Supremacism, Political Protest, and Ecclesiology After Charlottesville," Paul Dafydd Jones (University of Virginia, USA)
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Paul Dafydd Jones is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, USA.Kait Dugan is Managing Director of the Center for Barth Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA.
Kait Dugan is Managing Director of the Center for Barth Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA.
Paul Dafydd Jones is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, USA.
Summary
This volume puts Barth and liberation theologies in critical and constructive conversation. With incisive essays from a range of noted scholars, it forges new connections between Barth’s expansive corpus and the multifaceted world of Christian liberation theology. It shows how Barth and liberation theologians can help us to make sense of – and perhaps even to respond to – some of the most pressing issues of our day: race and racism in the United States; changing understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality; the ongoing degradation of the ecosphere; the relationship between faith, theological reflection, and the arts; the challenge of decolonizing Christian thought; and ecclesial and political life in the Global South.
Foreword
A critical and constructive conversation between Karl Barth and liberation theology which engages some of the most pressing issues of our day.
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This book is a game changer because it defies the dichotomy between Barthians and liberationists. Each of the diverse authors brings what they know to their encounter with Barth so freely that the book becomes not only about Barth, but also about the calling of each of us to do justice together in this world.
