Christian Faith in Dark Times

This notable study of Christian faith and how it functions in "dark times" reveals the thoughts and actions of six leading theologians of the Weimar Republic/Third Reich period--Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich, Paul Althaus, Emanuel Hirsch, and Friedrich Gogarten--and what prompted them to either resist or support the Nazi movement. Jack Forstman examines the theological values of these theologians and considers the interconnectedness among them; their easy, uneasy, and shifting alliances with each other; and the controversies that arose within their circle. His book provides a fascinating glimpse into an important moment in the history of Christian theology. It will stimulate contemporary Christians to think how they might recognize the demonic in society and resist it.

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: A Theological Question for Today	p. 11
The End of a World (1918): New Alternatives for Theology	p. 21
Karl Barth and The Epistle to the Romans	p. 27
Emanuel Hirsch and Germany's Destiny	p. 51
Between the Times (1920-1932): Controversies Over Theological Foundations for Ethics	p. 73
Ethics of Conscience or Ethics of Grace? Gogarten and Barth Versus Hirsch	p. 79
Ethics of Wrath, Grace or Goodness? Georg Wunsch Versus Gogarten	p. 93
The Way to Ethics: Critical and Positive Paradox: Tillich Versus Barth and Gogarten	p. 103
Basic Problems of Social Ethics...and of Dialectical Theology: Althaus Versus Barth and Gogarten	p. 121
A "Dialectical" Conversion to Dialectical Theology: Bultmann's Uneasy Alliance with Barth	p. 133
A Controversy About Jesus...and Ethics: Hirsch and Bultmann	p. 148
"The Great Turning Point" (1933-1935)	p. 157
The End of Between the Times: Barth Versus Gogarten	p. 160
The Dehn Affair: A Clash Between Barth and Hirsch	p. 179
On Membership in the Socialist Party: Barth Versus Tillich	p. 191
The Barmen Declaration and the Ansbacher Counsel: Barth Versus Althaus	p. 197
On the Loyalty Oath: A Conflict Between Barth and Bultmann	p. 203
"What It's All About": Tillich Versus Hirsch	p. 210
Bultmann and the Struggle	p. 222
The Uncertain Present	p. 243
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