Barth's Ethics of Reconciliation [Paperback]

A major scholarly treatment of Karl Barth's ethics of reconciliation.It is arguable that one of the most serious obstacles to a proper appreciation of Barth's magnum opus is an inadequate grasp of the fact that the Church Dogmatics is a work of moral theology as well as of systematics. A failure to take this point seriously often lies behind critiques of Barth's theology generally, when he is accused of being abstracted from the world of human history and action. By re-interpreting Barth's work as an ethical dogmatics, Webster shows that such readings are all too often abortive from the beginning.It is arguable that one of the most serious obstacles to a proper appreciation of Barth's magnum opus is an inadequate grasp of the fact that the Church Dogmatics is a work of moral theology as well as of systematics. A failure to take this point seriously often lies behind critiques of Barth's theology generally, when he is accused of being abstracted from the world of human history and action. By re-interpreting Barth's work as an ethical dogmatics, Webster shows that such readings are all too often abortive from the beginning.It is arguable that one of the most serious obstacles to a proper appreciation of Barth's magnum opus is an inadequate grasp of the fact that the Church Dogmatics is a work of moral theology as well as of systematics. A failure to take this point seriously often lies behind critiques of Barth's theology generally, when he is accused of being abstracted from the world of human history and action. By reinterpreting Barth's work as an ethical dogmatics, Webster shows that such readings are all too often abortive from the beginning.A note on references; Introduction; 1. Revelation and God; 2. Creation and reconciliation; 3. The moral field; 4. Baptism with the Holy Spirit; 5. Baptism with water; 6. The Christian life; 7. 'The room of the gospel': Barth's moral ontology; Select secondary bibliography; Index. While Webster's presentation is noteworthy forlsÂ