In this enlightening study, Bruce McCormack reconsiders the importance of Karl Barth's theology. McCormack begins with Barth's relation to nineteenth-century theologians and then turns to critique the works of contemporary authors within postmodern circles who have attempted to reinterpret Barth to fit their categories. The later sections of McCormack's study probe more deeply into Barth's theology and consider European perspectives. As the title affirms, McCormack suggests that Barth was, in fact, both orthodox and modern in his theology.
McCormack has established a reputation as a thoughtful scholar, and his study of Barth will certainly find a broad audience in academic circles. But serious readers and clergy will also find it a helpful guide to Barth's theology and his continuing importance.
Introduction
Part 1: Karl Barth's Relationship to Nineteenth-Century Theology
1. Revelation and History in Transfoundationalist Perspective: Karl Barth's Theological Epistemology in Conversation with a Schleiermacherian Tradition
2. The Sum of the Gospel: The Doctrine of Election in the Theologies of Alexander Schweizer and Karl Barth
3. What Has Basel to Do with Berlin? Continuities in the Theologies of Barth and Schleiermacher
4. The Significance of Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis of Philippians
Part 2: Karl Barth's Relationship to Postliberalism and Postmodernism
5. Beyond Nonfoundational and Postmodern Readings of Barth: Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology
6. "The Limits of the Knowledge of God": Theses on the Theological Epistemology of Karl Barth
Part 3: Karl Barth's Theological Ontology
7. Grace and Being: The Role of God's Gracious Election in Karl Barth's Theological Ontology
8. Barth's Historicized Christology: Just How "Chalcedonian" Is It?
9. Participation in God, Yes, Deification, No: Two Modern Responses to an Ancient Question
10. Seek God Where He May Be Found: A Response to Edwin Chr. van Driel
Part 4: Occasional Writings
11. The Barth Renaissance in America: An Opinion
12. Theology and Science: Karl Barth's Contribution to an Ongoing Debate
13. Foreword to the German edition of Karl Barth's Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology
14. Review of Johann Friedrich Lohmann's Karl Barth und der Neukantianismus
15. Review of Karl Barth's The Holy Ghost and the Christian Life
Index
