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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place: Basingstoke

Year: 2018

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319707921

ISBN (eBook): 9783319707938

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Sigurd Baark, The affirmations of reason, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

The affirmations of reason

on Karl Barth's speculative theology

Sigurd Baark

Palgrave Macmillan

2018

Abstract

This book examines the speculative core of Karl Barth's theology, reconsidering the relationship between theory and practice in Barth's thinking. A consequence of this reconsideration is the recognition that Barth's own account of his theological development is largely correct. Sigurd Baark draws heavily on the philosophical tradition of German Idealism, arguing that an important part of what makes Barth a speculative theologian is the way his thinking is informed by the nexus of self-consciousness, reason and, freedom, which was most fully developed by Kant, Fichte, and Hegel. The book provides a new interpretation of Barth's theology, and shows how a speculative understanding of theology is useful in today's intellectual climate.

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Publication details

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place: Basingstoke

Year: 2018

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319707921

ISBN (eBook): 9783319707938

Full citation:

Sigurd Baark, The affirmations of reason, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018