Carys Moseley

Nations and Nationalism in the Theology of Karl Barth

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces Karl Barth's concern with nationalism all the way from his student days to his mature exposition of the place of nations in the Bible, showing how he drew together Biblical exegesis, doctrinal theology and theological ethics to produce a unified account of nations as distinct from states.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780199668922
• ISBN-10: 0199668922
• Artikelnr.: 36082529

Autorenporträt

Carys Moseley has studied Classics and Theology at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Edinburgh. She was British Academy research fellow at the School of Divinity at Edinburgh in 2008-2011. She is currently a freelance theologian based in Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Displacing Patriotism
Swiss patriotism as mediator of Christian socialism
Barth's break with liberal theology
Restoring the Spirit of Pentecost
2: Discarding false foundations
The Göttingen years
The move to Münster
3: Nationalism as idolatry
From Dogmatics to Homiletics
Responding to the rise of National Socialism
Dogmatics against idolatry
4: Election, Nation and State
Reworking Calvin on election and the state
The theological response to the Second World War
The ethical implications of election
5: Encountering our neighbours
Israel and the providential order
Nationhood within the Command of God
Nationhood according to theological exegesis
Conclusion