“Like Son, Like Father”: Reflections on the Influence of Markus Barth on Karl Barth’s Thinking about Baptism
Markus Barth’s book Die Taufe: Ein Sakrament? had an evident and important influence on the development of his father Karl Barth’s theological understanding of the nature and practice of Christian baptism. This essay explores that influence, considers its scope and significance, and suggests in the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 183-198 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
Further subjects: | B
Baptism
B Karl Barth B Exegesis B Sacramental Theology B Sacrament |
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Summary: | Markus Barth’s book Die Taufe: Ein Sakrament? had an evident and important influence on the development of his father Karl Barth’s theological understanding of the nature and practice of Christian baptism. This essay explores that influence, considers its scope and significance, and suggests in the course of so doing that the relationship between the elder and the younger Barth is a notable factor in what led to the provocative theology of baptism at which Karl Barth arrived in the late, fragmentary volume of the Church Dogmatics. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-01403009 |