Barth and subordinationism

This article examines claims that Barth teaches the eternal subordination and obedience of the Son to the Father which some mainline theologians think leads Barth into the error of subordinationism. This reading of Barth has had a revival in recent times among socially and theologically conservative...

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Autor principal: Giles, Kevin 1940- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: 2011
En: Scottish journal of theology
Año: 2011, Volumen: 64, Número: 3, Páginas: 327-346
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Sumario:This article examines claims that Barth teaches the eternal subordination and obedience of the Son to the Father which some mainline theologians think leads Barth into the error of subordinationism. This reading of Barth has had a revival in recent times among socially and theologically conservative evangelicals who have found support in Barth for their thesis that, just as the Son is set under the authority of the Father, so too are women set under the authority of men. In reply I argue that Barth's stress on divine unity and on the full divinity of Christ and his explicit rejection of ‘every form of subordinationism’ makes this thesis untenable. When the evidence for this view is examined none of it proves the point. Rather, it highlights Barth's innovative and mind-expanding understanding of the triune God who is high and humble and of the Son who is forever both Lord and servant at one and the same time. However, this is not to say that Barth's doctrine of the Trinity is not without its problems.
ISSN:1475-3065
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0036930611000159