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An exploration of the problems posed by the Holocaust in the light of Barth's theology, showing how such a dialogue enriches our understanding of both.
It has been widely accepted that few individuals had as great an influence on the church and its theology during the twentieth century as Karl Barth (1886-1968). His legacy continues to be explored and explained, with theologians around the world and from across the ecumenical spectrum vigorously debating the doctrinal ramifications of Barth's insights. What has been less readily accepted is that the Holocaust of the Jews had an equally profound effect, and that it, too, entails far-reaching consequences for the church's understanding of itself and its God. In this groundbreaking book, Barth and the Holocaust are brought into deliberate dialogue with one another to show why the church should heed both their voices, and how that might be done.
It has been widely accepted that few individuals had as great an influence on the church and its theology during the twentieth century as Karl Barth (1886-1968). His legacy continues to be explored and explained, with theologians around the world and from across the ecumenical spectrum vigorously debating the doctrinal ramifications of Barth's insights. What has been less readily accepted is that the Holocaust of the Jews had an equally profound effect, and that it, too, entails far-reaching consequences for the church's understanding of itself and its God. In this groundbreaking book, Barth and the Holocaust are brought into deliberate dialogue with one another to show why the church should heed both their voices, and how that might be done.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 202
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
25 September 2014
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780227174715
Format: Paperback
...this is an interesting, readable, and important book that provides a fitting capstone to Lindsay's trilogy. One of the most significant contributions of this book is its willingness to face what Lindsay calles the tremendum of the holocaust and to continue to rethink Christian theology, liturgy, and practise in light of the horror of those events.
— Ashley Cocksworth
Lindsay's work is to be commended for locating critical and constructive possibilities for dialogue between Barthian theology and contemporary post-Holocaust theology, as well as for elucidating how these fresh points of contact could bear significant import for theological reflection today. The book is particularly well suited for postgraduate students and scholars interested in delving more deeply into Barthian studies or post-Holocaust theology.
— Katie R. Leggett
— Ashley Cocksworth
Lindsay's work is to be commended for locating critical and constructive possibilities for dialogue between Barthian theology and contemporary post-Holocaust theology, as well as for elucidating how these fresh points of contact could bear significant import for theological reflection today. The book is particularly well suited for postgraduate students and scholars interested in delving more deeply into Barthian studies or post-Holocaust theology.
— Katie R. Leggett
Preface
Foreword by Martin Rumscheidt
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Section I: Setting the Scene
1 Facing the Tremendum (I): The Shoah and Modern Jewish Thought
2 Facing the Tremendum (II): The Shoah and Modern Christian Thought
Section II: Engaging with Barth
3 The Barthian Barrier: Karl Barth's Natural Theological Nein! to the Holocaust
4 Shoah as Witness? The Holocaust as a Testifying Event
5 Barth and Berkovits: The Dialectics of Revelation and the Hester Panim
6 The Solidarity of Crucified Suffering
Conclusion: The Barthian Challenge to Post-Holocaust Theology: A Caution Against Saying Too Much
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
Foreword by Martin Rumscheidt
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Section I: Setting the Scene
1 Facing the Tremendum (I): The Shoah and Modern Jewish Thought
2 Facing the Tremendum (II): The Shoah and Modern Christian Thought
Section II: Engaging with Barth
3 The Barthian Barrier: Karl Barth's Natural Theological Nein! to the Holocaust
4 Shoah as Witness? The Holocaust as a Testifying Event
5 Barth and Berkovits: The Dialectics of Revelation and the Hester Panim
6 The Solidarity of Crucified Suffering
Conclusion: The Barthian Challenge to Post-Holocaust Theology: A Caution Against Saying Too Much
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index