Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey bring in the New Year with a discussion of bible reading plans, tools, and strategies. They preview several of the projects that lay ahead at Reformed Forum, including a new course on the theology of Karl Barth. Dr. Cassidy introduces a list of recommended reading on Karl Barth and different interpretations of the theologian’s theology before speaking about Barth’s unique Christology.
Recommended Reading on Karl Barth
- Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics
- Karl Barth, Der Römerbrief; The Epistle to the Romans
- Cornelius Van Til, Christianity and Barthianism
- Cornelius Van Til, The New Modernism: An Appraisal of the Theology of Barth and Brunner
- James Cassidy, God’s Time for Us
- George Hunsinger, How to Read Karl Barth: The Shape of His Theology
- Bruce McCormack, Karl Barth’s Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology: Its Genesis and Development 1909–1936
- Bruce McCormack, “Grace and Being: The Role of God’s Gracious Election in Karl Barth’s Theological Ontology” in The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth
- Eberhard Busch, Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and Autobiographical Texts
- Christiane Tietz, Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict (see also Christ the Center episode 730)
- Tyler J. Frick, Karl Barth’s Ontology of Divine Grace
- Bruce McCormack, The Humility of the Eternal Son: Reformed Kenoticism and the Repair of Chalcedon
- Paul T. Nimmo, Being in Action: The Theological Shape of Barth’s Ethical Vision
Chapters
- 00:07 Introduction
- 03:34 Giving Update
- 08:46 Reading Plans for the New Year
- 21:44 Introducing Karl Barth
- 26:06 Recommended Reading on Barth
- 35:04 Interpretations of Barth
- 46:51 Barth’s Christology
- 58:35 Conclusion
Participants: Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy
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