Fully alive: the apocalyptic humanism of Karl Barth

"Fully Alive uses the work of Karl Barth to develop a humanism that can produce a form of Christianity that gives people hope in a time of uncertainty. It is assumed that Christianity no longer has social and political power but that makes possible a church that may actually tell the truth. Bes...

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Main Author: Hauerwas, Stanley 1940- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Charlottesville London University of Virginia Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Richard R. Myers lectures
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Barth, Karl 1886-1968 / Reception / Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971
B Barth, Karl 1886-1968 / Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971 / Hope / Humanism
IxTheo Classification:NBA Dogmatics
Further subjects:B Theology
B Christian Humanism
B Barth, Karl (1886-1968)
B Barth, Karl (1886-1968) Influence
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Summary:"Fully Alive uses the work of Karl Barth to develop a humanism that can produce a form of Christianity that gives people hope in a time of uncertainty. It is assumed that Christianity no longer has social and political power but that makes possible a church that may actually tell the truth. Besides Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr plays a prominent role in the book, and race is treated in a retrospective essay"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0813947030