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7 - The Failure of Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

Keith Ward
Keith Ward
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University of Oxford
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Summary

Despite Barth’s opposition to metaphysics, John’s Gospel explicitly begins with the metaphysical statement that ‘the Word became flesh’, which is a foundation for Barth’s theology.

The interpretations of revealed truth have developed as new scientific and moral insights have arisen.

Barth has not given up juridical (penal substitutionary) models of atonement, yet states a very different participative model.

Barth’s short history of Protestantism as a decay into liberal ‘heresy’ can be counteracted by a recognition of a positive growth of human values, scientific knowledge, and critical history In modern theology.

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Enlightenment a positive force for good
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Karl Barth on Religion
A Critique
 , pp. 117 - 134
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The Failure of Philosophy
  • Keith Ward, University of Oxford
  • Book: Karl Barth on Religion
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009555456.007
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  • The Failure of Philosophy
  • Keith Ward, University of Oxford
  • Book: Karl Barth on Religion
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009555456.007
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  • The Failure of Philosophy
  • Keith Ward, University of Oxford
  • Book: Karl Barth on Religion
  • Online publication: 14 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009555456.007
Available formats
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