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Theology of John Calvin

Karl Barth Geoffrey William Bromiley

3.7/5 (40 ratings)

Though Karl Barth wrote his lectures on John Calvin more than seventy years ago, the wrestling of one theological giant with another can hardly fail to be exciting and instructive. Delivered at the University of Göttingen in 1922, Barth's lectures offer a brilliant theological analysis of the Reformation — of Calvin in particular — while at the same time providing vital insights into the development of the theologian Barth himself.

Barth's lectures open with an illuminating sketch of medieval theology, an appreciation of Luther's breakthrough, and a comparative study of the roles of Zwingli and Calvin. The main portion of the lectures consists of an increasingly sympathetic, and at times amusing, account of Calvin's life up to his recall to Geneva. In the process, Barth examines and evaluates the early theological writings of Calvin, especially the 1536 edition of the Institutes.

Language: English

Pages: 448

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Eerdmans

Release: November 20, 1995

ISBN: 0802806961

ISBN 13: 9780802806963

Theology of John Calvin

Karl Barth Geoffrey William Bromiley

3.7/5 (40 ratings)

Though Karl Barth wrote his lectures on John Calvin more than seventy years ago, the wrestling of one theological giant with another can hardly fail to be exciting and instructive. Delivered at the University of Göttingen in 1922, Barth's lectures offer a brilliant theological analysis of the Reformation — of Calvin in particular — while at the same time providing vital insights into the development of the theologian Barth himself.

Barth's lectures open with an illuminating sketch of medieval theology, an appreciation of Luther's breakthrough, and a comparative study of the roles of Zwingli and Calvin. The main portion of the lectures consists of an increasingly sympathetic, and at times amusing, account of Calvin's life up to his recall to Geneva. In the process, Barth examines and evaluates the early theological writings of Calvin, especially the 1536 edition of the Institutes.

Language: English

Pages: 448

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Eerdmans

Release: November 20, 1995

ISBN: 0802806961

ISBN 13: 9780802806963

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As his book on Schleiermacher shows, Barth was a generous reader who took the time to understand thoroughly the canon of Protestant theology even when he disagreed with it. Calvin is an interesting case. While unmistakably a 20th-century theologian who felt no need to align himself perfectly with Calvinism, Barth was nevertheless a Reformed thinker. His first pastoral job in fact was in Geneva where he witnessed the extravagant celebrations of Calvin's 400th birthday and the dedication of the Re...
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I started to read this book twice but because Barth's writing is similar to his theology I felt I was being smothered under wet blankets and couldn't even get out of the first few chapters.
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