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Jesus Is Victor!: Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Salvation is unavailable, but you can change that!

Karl Barth’s theology is both challenging and disconcerting to those who stand in the tradition of Protestant evangelicalism. Yet his theological method presents a solid alternative to both rationalism and mysticism that dominate much current theology. With striking clarity, Donald G. Bloesch analyzes Barth’s theology, placing special emphasis on his doctrine of salvation. Barth holds that...

Berkouwer has observed that the principal theme of Barth’s theology is the triumph of grace.1 Barth does not reject this characterization of his thought but prefers Johann Christoph Blumhardt’s formula “Jesus is Victor!” (“Jesus ist Sieger!”). This means that in Jesus Christ the victory over the powers of darkness was forever secured and that the whole world is now claimed for his kingdom. It also implies that the efficacy of this victory extends throughout human history in
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