Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology:Convergences and Divergences

摘要

This is a strangely uneven work. There are some interesting chapters here that exude a genuine knowledge of Karl Barth's theology and clearly attempt to engage his massive positive contribution by relating his thinking to various positions espoused by evangelical theologians of assorted stripes. But some chapters offer such overt misinterpretations of Barth's theology that it is astounding that anyone could espouse such deficient views. The book purports to be a discussion between evangelicals and Barth, but too often it appears to be a forum for criticizing Barth from a conservative evangelical perspective rather than from a superior theological vantage point. Still, seven of the twelve chapters can be helpful to Barth scholars interested in dialogue with evangelicals and even the rest can be helpful in seeing just where key issues lie in contemporary theological discussion. Let us look at the more positive contributions first.