I am taking Theology of Karl Barth with Willie Jennings at Duke Divinity School. Here are our required texts.
Primary sources:
Karl Barth: The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life: The Theological Basis of Ethics
Secondary sources:
Eberhard Busch: The Great Passion: An Introduction to Karl Barth's Theology
John Webster (editor): The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
I have posted below my weekly reflections on Barth's Epistle to the Romans. I will probably post all of them here.
I am happy to send you the syllabus if you email me. I have pasted the schedule below in case you want to read along.
January 12: The Formation of a Modern Theologian
Journal Reading: Barth, Romans, Chapter 1
Busch, The Great Passion, 3-38
Barth, “The Great But,” and “Jesus and Judas” from Come Holy Spirit. (Article on Blackboard).
Koonz, The Nazi Conscience, 1-45.
January 19: No Class
Journal: Barth, Romans, Chapter 2
Barth, “Church and Culture” from Theology and Church. (Article on Blackboard).
Knooz, The Nazi Conscience, 46-68
January 26: Facing a Crisis
Journal: Barth, Romans, Chapter 3
Barth, God in Action
Barth, “Fate and Idea in Theology,” from The Way of Theology in Karl Barth, ed. by H. Martin Rumscheidt. (Article on Blackboard).
Knooz, The Nazi Conscience, 69-102
February 2: The Forming of a Theological Vision [Essay for God in Action Due]
Busch, The Great Passion, 39-54.
Barth, The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
Knooz, The Nazi Conscience, 103-130
Schwobel, “Theology” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
The World According to Barth
February 9: Locating Theology I
Journal: Barth, Romans, Chapter 5
Busch, The Great Passion, 57-81
Barth, “The First Commandment as an Axiom of Theology” from The Way of Theology in Karl Barth, ed. by H. Martin Rumscheidt. (Article on Blackboard).
Barth, Church Dogmatics, I/1: §5; §8
February 16: Locating Theology II
Journal: Barth, Romans, Chapter 6
Busch, The Great Passion, 128-151
Barth, The Church and the War
Barth, Church Dogmatics, I/2, §13; §16; §17
“The Barmen Declaration,” from Creeds of the Churches, ed. by John Leith.(Article on Blackboard).
February 23: The Triune Identity I
Journal: Barth, Romans, Chapter 7
Busch, The Great Passion, 82-105
Barth, Church Dogmatics, II/1§25; §28*
Torrance, “The Trinity” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
March 2: The Triune Identity II [Essay for The Church and War due]
Busch, The Great Passion, 106-127
Barth, Church Dogmatics, II/2, §33; §34*
McCormack, “Grace and being: the role of God’s gracious election in Karl Barth’s theological ontology” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
March 9: Spring Reading Period
Journal Reading: Barth, Romans, Chapter 9
Knooz, The Nazi Conscience, 131-274
Barth, “The Jewish Problem and the Christian Answer,” from Against the Stream: Shorter Post-War Writings, 1946-52 (Article on Blackboard).
Werpehowski, “Karl Barth and Politics,” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
March 16: Creation and Nation I [Essay for “The Jewish Problem and the Christian Answer” due]
Busch, The Great Passion, 176-198
Barth, “The Church between East and West,” from Against the Stream: Shorter Post-War Writings, 1946-52 (Article on Blackboard).
Barth, Church Dogmatics, III/1, §41*
Tanner, “Creation and Providence” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
March 23: Creation and Nation II
Journal Reading: Barth, Romans, Chapter 11
Busch, The Great Passion, 152-175
Barth, Church Dogmatics, III/2, §45, III/3, §49.2
Krotke, “The humanity of the human person in Karl Barth’s Anthropology,” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
March 30: The Reconciling God
Journal Reading: Barth, Romans, Chapters 12-15
Busch, The Great Passion, 199-218
Barth, Church Dogmatics, IV/1, §59
Hunsinger, “Karl Barth’s Christology: its basic Chalcedonian character,” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
April 6: The Holy Spirit and the Church
Journal Reading: Barth, Romans, Chapters 15-16
Busch, The Great Passion, 219-241
Barth, Church Dogmatics, IV/1, §62
____, Church Dogmatics, IV/2, §67.1/2
Hunsinger, “The Mediator of Communion: Karl Barth’s doctrine of the Holy Spirit” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
April 13: The Holy Spirit and the Church
Busch, The Great Passion, 242-264
Barth, Church Dogmatics, IV/3, §72
James Buckley, “Christian Community, baptism, and Lord’s Supper” from Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
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Monday, April 20
Barth, Homiletics (or) Barth, Evangelical Theology