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Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
2018
291 Pages
ISBN 978-3-319-70792-1
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 mostfully 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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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70793-8
Full citation:
Baark, S. (2018). The affirmations of reason: on Karl Barth's speculative theology, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
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