The Only Sacrament Left to Us: The Threefold Word of God in the Theology and Ecclesiology of Karl Barth

by Thomas Christian Currie

Overview

Questions of ecclesiology abound, and Karl Barth has been regarded as an unhelpful conversation partner and guide for those who care about ecclesiology and the place of the church in the academic pursuit of theology. The Only Sacrament Left to Us recovers Barth's doctrine of the threefold Word of God and shows that it is at the heart of Barth's ecclesiological commitments, and that Barth offers a distinct and robust doctrine of the church worthy to be carried forward into the twenty-first-century debates about the church's place in God's economy. The book explores the central role of the threefold Word of God in Barth's theology of the church, explains its place in Barth's later doctrine of reconciliation, and seeks to engage the field of Barth studies with contemporary ecclesiological questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630878894
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	02/11/2015
Series:	Princeton Theological Monograph Series , #215
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas Christian Currie serves as Pastor/Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, Louisiana, and recently completed a PhD in Systematic Theology at the University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity. He currently serves on the editorial board of the Scottish Parliamentary Review and has published numerous articles for The Presbyterian Outlook and its Outpost blog.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
1 The Threefold Word of God and Proclamation
2 The Threefold Word of God and the Holy Spirit
3 The Threefold Word of God as Ecclesiology
4 What Happens to the Threefold Word of God: Revision or Rejection?
5 The Threefold Word of God Today: Why It Matters
6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index