Reading Auschwitz with Barth
The Holocaust as Problem and Promise for Barthian Theology
- Theology
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2014
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Publisher's Description
It has been widely accepted that few individuals had as great an influence on the church and its theology during the twentieth century as Karl Barth (1886-1968). His legacy continues to be explored and explained, with theologians around the world and from across the ecumenical spectrum vigorously debating the doctrinal ramifications of Barth's insights. What has been less readily accepted is that the Holocaust of the Jews had an equally profound effect, and that it, too, entails far-reaching consequences for the church's understanding of itself and its God. In this groundbreaking book, Barth and the Holocaust are brought into deliberate dialogue with one another to show why the church should heed both their voices, and how that may be done.
Endorsements (2)
“Will Lindsay dare to write so openly about Barth's theology as it stands before this icon of Jewish suffering and Jewish death? . . . Well, I shall say, read Mark Lindsay's book! Because neither Christian nor Jew in this century can avoid confronting the challenges of Auschwitz. And because Barth's return to Scripture, 'old' and 'new,' includes a return to the Jews.”
“Mark Lindsay is an internationally recognized expert on Karl Barth's attitude toward the Jews. . . . He shows not only that Barth is a fruitful dialogue partner for post-Holocaust theology, but also that he offers profound theological resources for coming to terms with the Holocaust itself. . . . Lindsay is right that Barth failed to confront the Holocaust directly. This is essentially the book that Barth himself should have written.”
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