Karl Barth on the Christian Life : The

Joseph L. Mangina is Assistant Professor of Theology at Wycliffe College, Toronto.

Preface

xi

Introduction

1

(10)

Beyond Cartesianism: Self, World, and Experience in Barth's Early Thought

Barth as an Anti-Dualist: Preliminary Considerations

11

(4)

Radical Inwardness: Christian Faith According to Wilhelm Herrmann

15

(5)

Social Existentialism: Jesus and the Social Movement

20

(5)

Eschatological Realism: The Coming New World

25

(7)

The Retrieval of Experience in Church Dogmatics I/1

32

(14)

Notes

46

(5)

A Personal Knowledge: Chirstus Pro Nobis and Participation in God

The Nature of the Inquiry

51

(2)

The Pro Me in the Neo-Protestant Tradition

53

(4)

The Pro Me in Barth's Doctrine of Reconciliation

57

(2)

The Father's Verdict as Knowledge of the Crucified

59

(6)

The Son's Direction as Participated Wisdom

65

(11)

The Spirit's Promise as Enacted Witness

76

(4)

Conclusion: How Barth Thinks About Participation

80

(6)

Notes

86

(5)

Handling Sin: Self-Involvement and Narrative Description

Sin Christologically Determined: Why Barth Is Not a Neo-Orthodox Theologian

91

(4)

Self-Involvement and the Charge of Fideism

95

(2)

Sin, Narrative Description, and the Gospel

97

(5)

Self-Help as the Epitome of Pride: the ''Jeremiah`` Excursus in CD IV/1, §60

102

(8)

The Messiah, the Fool, and the Wise Woman: the ''Abigail'' Excursus in CD IV/2, §65

110

(9)

Job's Witness

119

(3)

Notes

122

(3)

Gratitude and Grace: The Affective Knowledge of God

Affectivity as a Theme in Barth

125

(1)

Beyond Expressivism: Rethinking Emotions

126

(2)

Emotions as Orientations Toward the World

128

(4)

The Logic of Joy and Gratitude

132

(7)

Light Amid the Shadows: Creturely Joy

139

(13)

Sheer Gift: Cross, Covenant, and the Character of God

152

(8)

Notes

160

(5)

Zeal of Thy House: Barth on the Passion of the Christian Life

Time, Growth, and Continuity in Barth's Thought

165

(5)

Invocation and Action in The Christian Life

170

(3)

Lex Orandi Lex Agendi: Christian Agency and the Prayer for the Kingdom

173

(4)

Eschatological Passion: Zeal for the Honor of God

177

(7)

The Priority of God in Ordinary Life

184

(5)

The Great Passion and the Little Passions

189

(4)

Notes

193

(6)

Conclusion

199

(6)

Bibliography

205

(12)

Index

217

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Karl Barth on the Christian Life : The Practical Knowledge of God

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials