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Reflections on Reformational Theology

Studies in the Theology of the Reformation, Karl Barth, and the Evangelical Tradition

Reflections on Reformational Theology

Studies in the Theology of the Reformation, Karl Barth, and the Evangelical Tradition

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567702258
Number of Pages: 312
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm

The essays in this volume examine some of the fundamental doctrinal convictions of Martin Luther and the Reformation legacy, as well as the maturation and development of these convictions in the theology of Karl Barth. The broad evangelical vision that spans its various confessional tributaries is presented in the essays of this volume. Together these studies serve as a cumulative argument for the ongoing coherence, meaning, and consequence of that vision, one that at its heart is constructive and ecumenical rather than narrowly polemical.

Kimlyn J. Bender examines a variety of topics such as the relation of Christ and the Church as understood in the theology of Luther and Barth, the centrality of Christ to an understanding of all the solas of the Reformation, the place and significance of the Reformers in Barth’s own thought, and Barth’s theology in conversation with distant descendants of the Reformation often neglected, including Baptists in America, Pietists in Europe, and Barth’s own complicated relationship with Kierkegaard. Bender concludes his discussion by presenting constructive proposals for a Church and university “on the way” and thus ever-reforming.

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction – Christ, the Gospel, and the Protestant Vision
Part 1: The Reformation and Its Legacy
1. Martin Luther and the Birth of the Protestant Ecclesial Vision
2. The Sola behind the Solas: The Unity of the Five Solas of the Reformation
3. Karl Barth on Luther and Calvin as Fathers of the Church
4. The Last Protestant: Karl Barth, the Being of the Church, and the Culmination of the Protestant Ecclesial Vision
Part 2: Ecumenical Conversations with Distant Descendents of the Reformation
5. Karl Barth, Confessionalism, and a Free Church Tradition
6. Karl Barth and Pietism: Traces of a Family Resemblance
7. Karl Barth and Kierkegaard: Unacknowledged Debts to a Lutheran Existential Pietist
Part 3: Church and Academy Ever Reforming
8. The Ascension of Christ and the Pilgrim Church
9. The Confessional Task of the Christian University
Part 4: Postscript
10. The American Experience of a Darkening and Receding Providence: The Civil War and the Unmaking of an American Religious Synthesis

Professor Kimlyn J. Bender (Baylor University, USA)

Kimlyn J. Bender is Professor of Christian Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, USA.

In this fresh collection of theological essays, Kimlyn Bender brings his sharp insight and deep wisdom to bear upon a range of themes in Protestant theology. Spanning from the advent of the Reformation to the pilgrim church of the present, and incorporating rich analysis of the work of figures such as Luther, Calvin, Kierkegaard, and Barth, this volume provides a delightful array of consistently illuminating studies. It will make a welcome addition to the shelves of many scholars, and comes highly recommended. -- Paul T Nimmo, University of Aberdeen, UK In these rich, incisive, and eloquent essays, Bender articulates a generous yet rigorous evangelical theology that always seeks to point to the Living Christ. This book both describes and exemplifies a vibrant, bold, and hopeful vision of the task of Christian theology-for today and for every age. -- Han-luen Kantzer Komline, Western Theological Seminary, USA Kimlyn J. Bender's work is an absolute treasure. These essays begin within a network of historical materials, sensitively and critically reviewed; and then draw the reader into the conversation that Bender gently but firmly initiates. In the end it is impossible not to begin thinking along with Bender on where to go next. Through it all there is an unapologetic iteration of the Gospel that is food for the soul as much as it is nourishment for the mind. As if this was not enough, Bender speaks with clarity and realistic encouragement to and for a church badly in need of his wisdom. -- William J. Abraham, Baylor University USA

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