Karl Barth: Post-Holocaust Theologian?

Karl Barth's attitude toward the Jews, despite some admittedly unfortunate elements, still has much to commend it and the essays in this volume discuss this matter. The contributors examine numerous topics: the extent to which Barth compares favorably with recent post-Holocaust theologies, Barths position on the Jews during the Third Reich, his critique of the German-Christian Vlkish church on ethical grounds. The discussion tackles Barth dialectical Yes to Israels christological No, it unpacks his ground-breaking exegesis of Rom. 9-11; as well as examines Barths rejection of the 1933 Aryan Law that formed the basis for excluding baptized Jews from Christian communities during the Third Reich. The essays also examine Barths later worries about Nostra Aetate, Vatican IIs landmark Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-christian Religions. This is followed by an in-depth explanation how Barths theology differentiated the question of religious pluralism from churchs relationship with Judaism. This inspiring volume concludes by taking up the neglected question of Barths place in modern European history.