1st Edition

Karl Barth on the Filioque

By David Guretzki Copyright 2009
228 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Despite the burgeoning literature on Karl Barth, his doctrine of the Holy Spirit continues to be under-appreciated by his friends and critics alike. Yet, while Barth's commitment to the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son (Filioque) is well-known, many scholars dismiss his stand as ecumenically untenable and few have bothered to subject his stance on the... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Karl Barth and the Filioque; Chapter 2 The Genesis and Development of the Filioque in Barth’s Earlier Theology; Chapter 3 The Defense of the Filioque in Church Dogmatics I/1; Chapter 4 The Function of the Filioque in the Church Dogmatics; Chapter 5 Conclusion;

Biography

David Guretzki is Associate Professor of Theology at Briercrest College and Seminary (Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada) where he has taught since 1993. He has an MA from Briercrest Seminary and a PhD from McGill University (Montreal). He is married to Maureen and has three children.

'David Guretzki’s book Karl Barth on the Filioque sets out to clarify the ’inner theological rationality’ of Barth’s defense and use of the filioque (17) from the earliest hints of its presence in the Epistle to the Romans through the Church Dogmatics...The work will be an invaluable read for academics interested in Barth’s doctrine of the Trinity or the history of the filioque controversy and its ongoing importance in modern ecumenical efforts.' Centre for Barth Studies website '... a book that is set well above many of its peers as a helpfully critical exposition of a theologian on whom a plethora of studies are now produced on a regular basis.' Colloquium