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Karl Barth is perhaps the most influential Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. This Guide to his thought, written by one of the leading scholars of Barth, offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to his theology. The first chapter of the book considers the life and work of Karl Barth. Thereafter, the chapters examine in turn the key theological topics which Barth treated in his...

Second, Barth recognizes that the traditional beliefs of the church—such as the doctrine of the Trinity and the deity of Jesus Christ—cannot simply be read off the surface of the text of Scripture. However, Barth is not concerned by this, and instead works with a cheerful confidence that these doctrines both represent a faithful exegesis of Scripture and are indicated by the nature of revelation which Scripture attests. The authority of the ancient creeds of the church thus rests on their conformity
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