At the Crossroads of Christology
Well, let me say I knew that sooner or later a "real" Barthian would read my book, and it would not be pretty. Since my book is about rhetoric, as well as Barth, let me make a comment or two about its context. It was not written for Barth scholars (a title I would not claim for myself); in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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Toronto journal of theology
Year: 1994, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-28 |
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| Summary: | Well, let me say I knew that sooner or later a "real" Barthian would read my book, and it would not be pretty. Since my book is about rhetoric, as well as Barth, let me make a comment or two about its context. It was not written for Barth scholars (a title I would not claim for myself); in fact, it was not written (University of Chicago Divinity School) where Barth was much read or taken seriously at all. It was written as a way of putting Barth into conversation with a lot of people who could benefit, I thought, from his voice. I saw certain parallels between Barth's early theology and many of the issues and claims of post-modem literary theorists, philosophers and rhetoricians, and I wanted to draw Barth into that conversation. (My role models in this, by the way, were Robert Scharlemann and Walter Lowe.) I also thought that many of the recent advances in rhetorical theory could be applied to a great theological writer with productive results. I was glad to write this book at an institution where the blurring of boundaries was encouraged and celebrated. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-6371 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.10.1.19 |
