Dogmatik im Grundriss

Wonderful introduction to Barth's dogmatics. Warning: It will make you want to get his detailed work, like Karl Barth: Church Dogmatics. His evangelical thinking is first rate and, while his ideas take a bit of work to understand, I promise you the effort is worth it.

One of the remarkable things about this text is that it is derived from lectures Barth delivered without notes. Reading the text shows the remarkable clarity and insight of a man who had spent a lifetime developing a massive theological system (although Barth himself would hesitate to call his work systematic theology, constrasting his work with Tillich, who explicitly claimed the description for his work). Barth's 'Church... Read Full Review

Although not a long book, Dogmatics in Outline presents an impressive brief of New Testament theology. Barths ability to present a balanced outline, void of any radical deviations, not only makes for refreshing reading, but allows Barth to examine the Scriptures with much more insight than would otherwise be possible. Barth proposes a study of dogmatics based on history. It is the history of God's dealings with the nation... Read Full Review

It took two readings for me to begin to appreciate the depth that Karl Barth put into this book. As my theology professor says, Barth is "deceptively easy" to read. This is indeed true. You read a paragraph and think you get an idea of what he is saying, but the philosophical ramifications of his perspectives are enormous. They blow apart human, frail understandings of God and forces one to view things differently, yet... Read Full Review

A wonderful way to delve into what a Christian confesses in the Apostle's Creed. Do you find yourself having repeated the confession without remembering that you have? You won't again. Barth parses the Creed, expaining each phrase within the totality of traditional church teaching as well as reflective of the condition and history of twentieth century man. It is mindful of the historical position of individual contemporary... Read Full Review