Karl Barth on Religion - A Critique

Informationen zum Autor Keith Ward is Canon Professor at Christ Church College, Oxford and a fellow of the British Academy. The author of many books, most recently Adventures in Belief, he has taught at the University of Glasgow, Kings College London, where he was Professor of the History and Philosophy of Religion, and the University of Oxford, where he was the Regius Professor of Divinity. Klappentext In this study, Keith Ward offers a detailed critique of Barth's views on religion and revelation as articulated in Church Dogmatics. Against Barth's definition of religions as self-centred, wilful, and arbitrary human constructions, Ward offers a defence of world religions as a God-inspired search for and insight into spiritual truth. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Revelation as sublimation; 2. Barth's theology of religion; 3. The revolt against liberalism; 4. The nature of revelation; 5. Revelation against religion; 6. The failure of religion; 7. The failure of philosophy; 8. Religion and truth; 9. Universal grace.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Ward, Keith (University of Oxford ) Ward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781009555418
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0955541-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; 20th Century, RELIGION / Theology, 21st Century, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, History of Religion, Philosophy of religion, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs