The Church and the Churches

Cover
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005 - 59 Seiten
How can Christians claim to hold in common one Lord, one faith, and one baptism while their churches remain splintered? Theological giant Karl Barth's mature, historic discussion of the problem of church unity still deserves careful attention.

Originally written for the 1937 Edinburgh World Conference on Faith and Order, Barth's profound reflections continue to speak to today's multiplicity of churches. While some of his subject matter -- the predicament of churches in Germany before World War II, for instance -- may now be of mostly historical interest, his call for Christians to honestly listen to Christ through their various traditions is as fresh and demanding as ever.

Through this thoughtful inquiry Barth brings clarity to the relationship between the Church and the churches, calling believers everywhere to a more serious confession of Christ. Those actively engaged or interested in contemporary ecumenical ventures cannot afford to ignore the foundation for unity laid out in this little Barth volume.

 

Ausgewählte Seiten

Inhalt

Foreword
vii
The Unity of the Church
3
The Multiplicity of the Churches
17
The Union of the Churches A Task
31
The Church in the Churches
47
Urheberrecht

Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen

assert baptism called Christ's voice Church derives church should ask church union church unity Church would mean claim command communities Conference on Faith confront decision and choice disquietude doctrine ecumenical movement endorse the confession erwise essential Church Eucharist evangelical explain the multiplic face fact Faith and Order forgotten Christ fulfill genuine and legitimate gether gifts God's grace hear Holy Communion Holy Spirit hope imperative invisible Jesus Christ Karl Barth legitimate only insofar Let us lastly listen to Christ living church Lord lost and forgotten lost the unity Lutheran and Reformed manifest manifold ment of human mind motives multi multiplicity of churches plicity possess presbyterian problem Protestantism quest reality and visible respect right to explain Roman Rusch sancta separate churches serious Spirit summons task of church Testament theology thing tion tious tolerance transcending trouble true truth tween unthinkable various churches William G Wittenberg Word worship

Autoren-Profil (2005)

(1886-1968) Karl Barth was professor of dogmatic theology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He is considered by some to be the greatest Protestant theologian of the twentieth century and possibly the greatest since the Reformation. Among his most famous works are Church Dogmatics and The Epistle to the Romans.

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelThe Church and the Churches
Digital Karl Barth library
Karl Barth library
Autor/inKarl Barth
AusgabeNeuauflage
VerlagWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005
ISBN0802829708, 9780802829702
Länge59 Seiten
  
Zitat exportierenBiBTeX EndNote RefMan