W. Travis McMaken

A Shared Mercy

Theology

“Coutts's aim in this tightly argued yet accessible volume is to elucidate the 'practical ecclesial ramifications' of Karl Barth's theology. He does so by reading Barth's doctrine of the church in Church Dogmatics IV through the lens of forgiveness, which highlights the church's ministry of reconciliation while anchoring that mission firmly in Jesus Christ's own history. Coutts demonstrates that Barth locates 'interpersonal forgiveness at the beating heart of the church's life.' In so doing, Coutts helps us think through what it means when in the Lord's Prayer Christians ask their Father to forgive them as they forgive others.”

The God Who Saves

Theology

“David Congdon and I grew up together theologically. It has been my privilege to watch his penetrating insight grow and develop into a creative theological program. Rumors of dialectical theology's demise have been greatly exaggerated. If you are interested in a glimpse of what a fresh dialectical theology for the twenty-first century looks like--and you should be!--you need look no further.”