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Paul Silas Peterson presents Karl Barth (1886-1968) in his sociopolitical, cultural, ecclesial and theological contexts from 1905 to 1935. The time period begins in 1905, as Barth began to prepare for a speech on the »social question« (which he held in 1906). It ends in 1935, the year he returned to Switzerland from Germany. In the foreground of Peterson's inquiry is Barth's relation to the features of his time, especially radical socialist ideology, WWI, an intellectual trend that would later be called the Conservative Revolution, the German Christians, the Young Reformation Movement, and National Socialism. Barth's view of and interaction with the Jews is also analyzed along with other issues, such as radical thinking, anti-liberalism, alterity, anti- or trans-historicism, Expressionism, and New Objectivity. The author also addresses specific questions disputed in the secondary literature, such as Barth's theological development, the place of WWI in his intellectual development, his role in the Dehn Case, his reaction to the rise of fascism in Europe, his relationship to 19 thcentury modern liberal Protestantism, his relationship to the Leonhard Ragaz-wing of the Religious Socialists, and his relationship to the Weimar Republic Cover Foreword Contents Abbreviations Introduction 1. The historization of Barth and biographical overview The historization of Barth Biographical overview 1886–1909 Family background and study 1909–1921 Pastor in Switzerland 1921–1935 Professor in Germany 2. Society, politics and culture around 1900 The old bourgeoisie and the new socialists Radical youth WWI, anti-liberalism and radical socialisms 3. Theology and Religious Socialism around 1900 German language Protestant theology around 1900 Religious Socialism around 1900 4. Weimar Protestantism and the Barth-Gogarten Group Protestantism in the Weimar Republic The Barth-Gogarten Group Chapter One: Socialism, Marburg and WWI (1905–1919) 1. Early socialist writings and Marburg theology 2. WWI, Religious Socialism, Friedrich Naumann and Martin Rade 3. Post–1914 Religious Socialism, the Third International and WWI Post–1914 Religious Socialism The Third International WWI and Barth’s intellectual development Chapter Two: Romans, Overbeck, Harnack and Ethics (1919–1931) 1. Romans 1919, Franz Overbeck and the Tambach Address Romans 1919 Friedrich Naumann, Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations “The Christian in society” (Tambach Address) and “From being right and being wrong” Franz Overbeck and “Unresolved inquiries into today’s theology” 2. Romans 1922, Paul Althaus, Alfred Daniel and Adolf von Harnack Romans 1922 Paul Althaus and “Fundamental questions of Christian social ethics” (spring 1922) “Letter to the Christian communist” ( July, 1922) and “The Word of God as assignment of theology” (October, 1922) Harnack – Barth correspondence (January–May, 1923) 3. Piper Case, Wilhelm Stapel, Ethics, “How long?” Piper Case ( July 19–31, 1923) and an academic gathering in Göttingen Public correspondence with Wilhelm Stapel (April–June, 1926) Ethics Lectures (Münster and Bonn, 1928–1931) “How long?” (“Quousque tandem?” 1930) Chapter Three: The Dehn Case (1931–1932) 1. Statement on the Dehn Case and “Questions to ‘Christianity’” Background of the Günther Dehn Case “Questions to ‘Christianity’” (December, 1931) 2. Article on the Dehn Case and correspondence with Emanuel Hirsch Barth’s article in the Hochschulblatt der Frankfurter Zeitung on the Dehn Case (February, 1932) 3. “Protestantism of the present” Chapter Four: National Socialism and Theological existence today! (1932–1935) 1. The Altona Confession, 1933 and the Young Reformation Movement The Altona Confession ( January 11, 1933) First responses to Hitler’s rise to power German Christians and the Young Reformation Movement 2. Theological existence today! 1–2, Miles Bouton, “Departure” from Between the Times Theological existence today! (Theologische Existenz heute! Nr. 1, June 25, 1933) “For the freedom of the gospel” (Theologische Existenz heute! Nr. 2, July 22, 1933) and fall correspondences “Departure” from Between the Times (October 18, 1933) 3. Theological existence today! 3–5, Memorandum, Barmen, Open Letters from Switzerland “Reformation as decision” (Theologische Existenz heute! Nr. 3, October 30–31, 1933) “Counter-theses to the Rengsdorf Theses” and Public correspondence with Heinz Giessel (November, 1933) “The Church of Jesus Christ” (Theologische Existenz heute! Nr. 5, November–December, 1933) Memorandum to Hitler ( January, 1934) The Barmen Declaration (1934) Barth’s Oath to Hitler (November-December, 1934) Open letter to Hermann Albert Hesse ( June 30, 1935) and Gotthilf Weber ( July 2, 1935) Chapter Five: Sociopolitical and cultural issues 1. Barth, Dialectical Theology and National Socialism 2. The Jews 3. Expressionism, New Objectivity, anti-historicism, authoritarianism and alterity Expressionism and New Objectivity Anti- or trans-historicism Authoritarianism and alterity Conclusion: Historiographical debates and responses 1. Is Barth best understood through the theological lens alone? 2. Was Barth in continuity or discontinuity with 19 th century modern liberal theology? 3. Was Barth apolitical in the Weimar Republic? 4. Did Barth contribute to the toxic forces that led to the downfall of the Weimar Republic? Bibliography Barth’s Works Other Literature Index of Names Paul Silas Peterson stellt Karl Barth (1886-1968) in seinen soziopolitischen, kulturellen, kirchlichen und theologischen Kontexten von 1905, als Barth mit der Vorbereitung seiner Rede zur »sozialen Frage« begann, die er 1906 hielt, bis 1935 dar, dem Jahr, in dem er aus Deutschland in die Schweiz zurückkehrte. Im Vordergrund von Petersons Untersuchung steht Barths Verhältnis zu den großen Fragen seiner Zeit, besonders zu radikal sozialistischen Ideologien, zum Ersten Weltkrieg, zu einer geistigen Strömung, die später als Konservative Revolution bezeichnet wurde, zu den Deutschen Christen, zur Jungreformatorischen Bewegung und zum Nationalsozialismus. Barths Ansichten zu und Interaktion mit Juden wird ebenfalls analysiert, außerdem Themen wie radikales Denken, Antiliberalismus, Alterität, Anti- und Transhistorismus, Expressionismus und Neue Sachlichkeit "Paul Silas Peterson presents Karl Barth (1886-1968) in his sociopolitical, cultural, ecclesial, and theological contexts from 1905 to 1935. In the foreground of this inquiry is Barth's relation to the features of his time, especially radical socialist ideology, WWI, an intellectual trend that would later be called the Conservative Revolution, the German Christians, the Young Reformation Movement, and National Socialism."--From back of book Im Vordergrund von Paul Silas Petersons Untersuchung steht Barths Verhältnis zu den großen Fragen und Debatten seiner Zeit, besonders zu radikal sozialistischen Ideologien, zum Ersten Weltkrieg und zum Nationalsozialismus