Karl Barth's Dialogue with Catholicism in Göttingen and M|nster: Its Significance for His Doctrine of God (Beitrage Zur Historischen Theologie)

Amy Marga studies Karl Barth's early encounter with Roman Catholic theology during the 1920s, especially seen in his seminal set of dogmatic lectures given in Gottingen, and his second set of dogmatic lectures, given in Munster and which remain unpublished. Her analysis demonstrates his search for a concept of God's objectivity - Gegenstandlichkeit - which would not be dependent upon philosophically-laden concepts such as the analogia entis , but which would rather be anchored in God's being alone. The author shows that Roman Catholicism, especially the thought of Erich Przywara, became the key interlocutor that helped Barth bring this clarity to his doctrine of revelation and the triune God. Cover Preface Table of Contents Introduction Chapter I: Barth and Roman Catholicism: A Brief History. Renewal and Trauma Cracking Open Thomas Aquinas The Ecumenical Significance of Barth's Tenure in Münster The Münster Dogmatic Cycle The Reformation Critique of the Catholic Church Uncharted Territory: Barth's Encounter with Erich Przywara The Eruption of 'Natural Theology' and the Fate of the Analogia Entis A New Generation of Catholics Read Karl Barth Barth's Later Theology and New Ecumenical Concerns Chapter II: The Concrete and Objective Presence of God The Turn to the Objectivity of God The Catholic Critique of Protestant Transcendentalism God's Concrete and Objective Presence in Incarnation and Spirit Christology and the Erik Peterson Debate Chapter III: The Incarnation and Its Presuppositions The Incarnation Presupposes Creation Reconciliation at the Center Creation: The Periphery to the Center A Note on Election The Legitimate Concern of Natural Theology Barth's Use of the Term, “Analogia Entis” in the Münster Dogmatics The Proper Target of Von Balthasar's Critique The Incarnation Presupposes an “Original Relationship” The Incarnation Presupposes a Peaceful Coexistence of Sin and Grace Chapter IV: Reconciliation is an Act of Creation Barth, Thomas, and Przywara The Objectivity of God in Church and Creation Barth's Response to Erich Przywara Revelation is an act of Reconciliation Reconciling the Mind The Simul and the New Creation The Unbridgeable Divide between Barth and Catholicism Chapter V: The Objectivity of God in God's Triune Being The Logic of Creaturely Veils and Adequate Knowledge of God The Primary and Secondary Objectivity of the Triune God Barth's Rejection of the Catholic Doctrine of God Election and the Future of the Analogia Entis in Barth's Theology Appendix: English Translations to Longer Citations Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects Amy Marga studies Karl Barth's early encounter with Roman Catholic theology during the 1920s, especially seen in his seminal set of dogmatic lectures given in Göttingen, and his second set of dogmatic lectures, given in Münster and which remain unpublished. Her analysis demonstrates his search for a concept of God's objectivity - Gegenständlichkeit - which would not be dependent upon philosophically-laden concepts such as the analogia entis, but which would rather be anchored in God's being alone. The author shows that Roman Catholicism, especially the thought of Erich Przywara, became the key interlocutor that helped Barth bring this clarity to his doctrine of revelation and the triune God. Chapter I. Barth And Roman Catholicism: A Brief History -- Chapter Ii. The Concrete And Objective Presence Of God -- Chapter Iii. The Incarnation And Its Presuppositions -- Chapter Iv. Reconciliation Is An Act Of Creation -- Chapter V. The Ojectivity Of God In God's Triune Being. Amy Marga. Includes Bibliographical References.