Church Dogmatics for the Pastor

Marty Folsom, author of the new book Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone, asked me to contribute a brief chapter on the Church Dogmatics for the Pastor, focusing on Volume 1 of the Dogmatics. I offer an excerpt from the chapter in the hope of encouraging your interest in the book.You can purchase Marty's book …

Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone

I'm very proud to have been a small part of this project. Marty Folsom's book on the Church Dogmatics is soon to be released and available on pre-order. Click this link. I was also asked to write on the blurb. "Like a Mozart symphony, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics has motifs and recurring themes that weave …

A Very Good Place to Start

The opening sentence of a book is crucial for creating interest, for setting the scene, and for guiding the way that the work will be understood. A good opening line is not only the point from which the book begins its literary journey, but provides an insight into the direction that journey will take. Charles …

My sermon series on 1 John

I recently finished preaching on 1 John. Click the links below to find them. Holy Communion on 1 John 1:1-4 https://corowapc.org/holy-communion/ Integrity on 1 John 1:5-2:2 https://corowapc.org/integrity/ The Old and New Commandment on 1 John 2 https://corowapc.org/the-old-and-the-new-commandment/ Who are You? on 1 John 3:1-3 https://corowapc.org/who-are-you/ Trust and Obey on 1 John 3:4-24 https://corowapc.org/trust-and-obey/ In the …

Karl Barth’s Advice to Karl Barth

When Barth received his author's copy of the Epistle to the Roman's, 2nd edition, from the publishers, he wrote a note to himself on the fly-leaf as if he was presenting it to someone else, signing it "From Karl Barth to his dear friend Karl Barth". The note to himself included the following quote from …

Karl Barth on Just War in the Nuclear Age

The following question was put to Professor Barth: ‘The statements in your Church Dogmatics, Volume III, Part Four, pp. 460 ff., are gladly quoted by many who approve of the political path being followed by the German Federal Government to the point of calling for nuclear rearmament and willingness to accept nuclear warfare. Do you …

Barth, Mozart, and Recapitulation

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a great fan of Professor George Hunsinger. One of the highlights of my life was for him to agree to an interview for this website. You can find the interview by clicking this link: https://karlbarthfordummies.wordpress.com/2019/12/07/an-interview-with-professor-george-hunsinger/ I'm also a student of music, having studied up to 8th Grade …

Karl Barth dla Opornych!

Apparently, there are no Karl Barth resources in Polish. Well, now there is one, with the help of my friend Max Cyganek. Zasłużone Cytat Dopóki łaska nie znajdzie wyrazu w życiu, nie jest łaską. Śmiech jest najbardziej zbliżoną rzeczą do Bożej łaski. Złożenie rąk w modlitwie jest początkiem powstania przeciwko nieładowi tego świata. Modlitwa bez …

Political Worship

A much needed reminder from Karl Barth, taken from "Insights: Karl Barth's reflections on the life of faith", selected by Eberhard Busch. The church must remain the church. The Christian community has a duty that is not taken away from it by the civil community and which it cannot pursue in the forms used by …

The Christmas Truce

Over the years, there have been some truly memorable Christmases. On Christmas Day 1223, St Francis of Asisi built the first nativity scene. On Christmas Day 1818, the Christmas carol “Silent Night” was performed for the first time in the church of St Nicholas in Obendorf, Austria. On Christmas Day 1974, Cyclone Tracy devastated the …