published the prolegomena to Christian Dogmatics; in 1932 he published the first volume of Church Dogmatics. Karl Barth’s Dogmatics is one of the greatest works in the history of Christian doctrine.27 The product of over thirty-five years of arduous research and reflection, Barth’s work filled twelve large volumes, a thirteenth left unfinished at his death. To be sure, Barth seemed to think every thought that entered his mind was worth writing down, but profound thoughts they were. The daunted reader