Karl Barth in Conversation

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313) and index. Table of Contents: Preface / W. Travis McMaken -- Abbreviations -- Section 1. Past Conversations -- 1. Promise and Command: Barth and Wesley on Matthew 5:48 / John L. Drury -- Barth, Wesley, and Revolutionary Christianity: A Response to John L. Drury / Christian T. Collins Winn -- 2. Schleiermacher and Barth: On Theology as the Science of the Divine Word / Matthew J. Aragon Bruce -- On the Critical Science of Theology: A Response to Matthew Bruce / Matthias Gockel -- 3. Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the Theology of Karl Barth / Matthew Puffer -- Response to Matthew Puffer on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Influence on Karl Barth / Andy Rowell -- 4. Pauline Apocalyptic and Political Nihilism: Jacob Taubes and Karl Barth / Benjamin Myers -- The Missing Enemy & A Missed Opportunity: A Response to Myers's Pacification of Political Theology in Taubes and Barth / Derek Alan Woodard-Lehman -- Section 2. Present Conversations -- 5. You Wonder Where the Spirit Went: Barth and Jenson on the Hiddenness of God / Peter Kline -- The Spirit Is in the Details: A Response to Peter Kline / William Barnett -- 6. Dueling Ecclesiologies: Barth and Hauerwas in Con-verse / Halden Doerge -- A Response to Doerge on Barth and Hauerwas / Ry O. Siggelkow -- 7. Christ vs. Mammon: Tanner and Barth on Economics and Theological Method / J. Scott Jackson -- Following the Deacon Jesus in the Prophetic Diaconate: Toward an Apocalyptic third Way Beyond Barth and Tanner / David W. Congdon -- 8. Beauty, Glory, and Trinity in Karl Barth and David Bentley Hart / Keith Starkenburg -- Beauty, Glory, and Trinity in Karl Barth or in David Bentley Hart? A Response to Keith Starkenburg / Han-luen Kantzer Komline -- Section 3. Expanding Conversations -- 9. On The Monstrosity of Christ: Karl Barth in Conversation with Slavoj Zizek and John Milbank / Paul Dafydd Jones -- An Analysis and Diagnosis in Response to Paul Jones's On The Monstrosity of Christ / Sigurd Baark -- 10. Karl Barth in Conversation with Pauline Apocalypticism / Shannon Nicole Smythe -- Apocalypse Ellipsis: A Response to Shannon Smythe / Andrew R. Guffey -- 11. Barth and Kegan: Theological Anthropology and Develop- mental Psychology in Lived Experience / Blair D. Bertrand -- Kegan and Barth: A Response to Bertrand / Katherine M. Douglass -- 12. No Country for Old Man: Barth Calls the Coen Brothers / Jon Courts -- A Response to Jon Courts on Barth and the Coen Brothers / Brad East -- Afterword: The Future of Conversing with Barth / David W. Congdon -- Appendix: Become Conversant with Barth's Church Dogmatics: A Primer / David Guretzki -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index of Names. Publisher Marketing: Karl Barth was an eminently conversational theologian, and with the Internet revolution, we live today in an eminently conversational age. Being the proceedings of the 2010 Karl Barth Blog Conference, Karl Barth in Conversation brings these two factors together in order to advance the dialogue about Barth's theology and extend the online conversation to new audiences. With conversation partners ranging from Wesley to i ek, from Schleiermacher to Jenson, from Hauerwas to the Coen brothers, this volume opens up exciting new horizons for exploring Barth's immense contribution to church and world. The contributors, who represent a young new generation of academic theologians, bring a fresh perspective to a topic--the theology of Karl Barth--that often seems to have exhausted its range of possibilities. This book proves that there is still a great deal of uncharted territory in the field of Barth studies. Today, more than forty years since the Swiss theologian's death, the conversation is as lively as ever. "This book is an exciting and important contribution to Barth studies. It breaks open the potential cul-de-sac of Barth scholarship to new conversation partners and thinkers. The result is a fascinating collection of essays that brings out new accents on Barth's work and offers constructive insights for the future of theology. . . . Let us hope this book sets an agenda for the future." --Tom Greggs, Professor of Historical and Doctrinal Theology, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland "In this welcome collection of colorful and stimulating input from young scholars, we get to eavesdrop on some new 'conversations' surveying a diverse range of themes, and in the wake of the fresh questions raised, we are invited to hear again what Barth and others have heard and misheard." --Jason Goroncy, Dean of Studies, Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, New Zealand "This is a fascinating and instructive set of essays by a group of talented young theologians. These studies offer fresh perspectives on the thought of Barth and his dialogue partners and suggest new pathways for further exploration. Here we see both the ongoing power of Barth's theology to stimulate new conversations and the creative potential of a new generation of Barth scholars." --Adam Neder, Associate Professor of Theology, Whitworth University, Washington W. Travis McMaken, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He is the author of The Sign of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism after Karl Barth (Fortress, 2013). David W. Congdon, ABD, is Associate Editor of Academic Books for IVP Academic. His research plumbs the relationship between Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann." Contributor Bio:  McMaken, W Travis W. Travis McMaken is assistant professor of religion at Lindenwood University. He earned a Ph. D. in systematic theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is co-editor of the forthcoming volume Karl Barth in Conversation and has contributed essays to International Journal of Systematic Theology, Reformed Journal of Theology, and Ecclesiology. This volume is a revision of a dissertation completed at Princeton Theological Seminary under the direction of George Hunsinger. Contributor Bio:  Congdon, David W W. Travis McMaken, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He is the author of The Sign of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism after Karl Barth (Fortress, 2013). David W. Congdon, ABD, is Associate Editor of Academic Books for IVP Academic. His research plumbs the relationship between Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann.