The Affirmations of Reason: On Karl Barth’s Speculative Theology

This book examines the speculative core of Karl Barth’s theology, reconsidering the relationship between theory and practice in Barth’s thinking. A consequence of this reconsideration is the recognition that Barth’s own account of his theological development is largely correct. Sigurd Baark draws he...

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Main Author: Baark, Sigurd (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Religion and Philosophy
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Barth, Karl 1886-1968 / German Idealism / Theology
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
Further subjects:B Theology
B Comparative Literature
B Religious Studies
B Religion Philosophy
B Religion
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
Printed edition: 9783319707921
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Summary:This book examines the speculative core of Karl Barth’s theology, reconsidering the relationship between theory and practice in Barth’s thinking. A consequence of this reconsideration is the recognition that Barth’s own account of his theological development is largely correct. Sigurd Baark draws heavily on the philosophical tradition of German Idealism, arguing that an important part of what makes Barth a speculative theologian is the way his thinking is informed by the nexus of self-consciousness, reason and, freedom, which was most fully developed by Kant, Fichte, and Hegel. The book provides a new interpretation of Barth’s theology, and shows how a speculative understanding of theology is useful in today’s intellectual climate
ISBN:3319707930
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70793-8