Table of Contents

Contents: Karl Barth: Jesus Christ's death in God-Abandonment as the Descent into Hell: Barth's reflection on the Apostles' creed; Barth and the reformed tradition; The significance of Jesus Christ's death as grounded in the doctrine of God; Jesus Christ dies the second death; The death of Jesus Christ as the experience of hell in Barth's 'Doctrine of Reconciliation' - Church Dogmatics IV. Hans Urs Von Balthasar and a Theology of Holy Saturday: Adrienne von Speyr's gift and Heart of the World; The shape of Balthasar's soteriology; Balthasar's dramatic soteriology; The descent into hell. The Biblical Character of the Descent into Hell: A biblical basis for the descent into hell?; Scripture and Barth's interpretation of the descent into hell; Scripture and Balthasar's interpretation of the descent into hell; Interpretative and theological decisions; Barth and Balthasar on the construction of atonement doctrine; Balthasar's extension of the biblical narrative; Conclusion: the descent into hell and scripture. The Descent into Hell and the Trinity: Jürgen Moltmann's theology of the cross and the descent into hell; Interpretations of Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane; Jesus Christ's death and descent into hell and change in the life of God; The descent into hell and God's love; The descent into hell and the immanent and economic Trinity; The descent into hell and divine suffering; Alan Lewis' Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday; Conclusion: the descent into hell and the Trinity. The Descent into Hell and Discipleship: God's love as non-violent enemy-love and the shape of discipleship; The descent into hell and the ethic of non-violent enemy-love; Conclusion: the descent into hell, Christian love and discipleship. Bibliography; Index.