Karl Barth’s Römerbrief : a turning point in Protestant theology

dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Willem Akkerhuys (Wim)
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-10T12:29:03Z
dc.date.available2018-05-10T12:29:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThis contribution was presented at a conference of the Church History Society of South Africa (Stellenbosch 2017). The theme of the conference, in light of the 2017 commemoration of the 16th century Reformation, was “Turning points in the history of Christianity.”en_ZA
dc.description.abstractKarl Barth’s theology presents itself as a paradigm shift during the early part of the 20th century. As time went on, the radical nature of his theology manifested in different ways. Not only did it start out as a critique of Protestant liberal theology, but it also transformed the understanding of the church, mission and basic reformed doctrines such as election. This was met by vociferous protest, from liberal as well as more orthodox theologians. Despite all, Pope Pius XII called Barth the greatest theologian since Thomas Aquinas. This contribution reflects on the first of Barth’s major publications, his Römerbrief which first appeared in 1919. The point is made that Barth’s Römerbrief could be regarded as an important turning point in the history of Protestant theology. The context of the Römerbrief is discussed as well as some of Barth’s early theological views present in it, illustrating the radical break between Barth and the liberal theology of the Modern Era.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChurch History and Church Policyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1017-0499en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDreyer, WA 2017, 'Karl Barth’s Römerbrief : a turning point in Protestant theology', Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 1-15.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1017-0499 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2412-4265 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2412-4265/3183
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64807
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherChurch History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Pressen_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.en_ZA
dc.subjectKarl Barthen_ZA
dc.subjectRomerbriefen_ZA
dc.subjectLiberal theologyen_ZA
dc.subjectHermeneuticsen_ZA
dc.subjectHistorical-critical exegesisen_ZA
dc.titleKarl Barth’s Römerbrief : a turning point in Protestant theologyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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