Law and Gospel, or the Law of the Gospel? Karl Barth’s Political Theology Compared with Luther and Calvin

This essay is an attempt to understand the significance of Barth’s redefinition of the “law/gospel” rubric for political theology. Barth’s thought is exposited at length, and illumined by comparison with Luther and Calvin. Luther emphasizes the distance between gospel and the law, distinguishing bet...

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Main Author: Couenhoven, Jesse (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2002
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2002, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-205
Further subjects:B Law
B Calvin
B Gospel
B Barth
B Politics
B Luther
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