Karl Barth. Paul S. Chung
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Название: Karl Barth

Автор: Paul S. Chung

Издательство: Ingram

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СКАЧАТЬ when it comes to the lights, words, and truths of the created world in the doctrine of reconciliation, Küng accused Barth of not publicly admitting his retraction of his former position against natural theology and analogy of being.64 The following statement convinces Küng of Barth’s own correction of his former protest against the natural theology. “Dangerous modern expressions like the ‘revelation of creation’ or ‘primal revelation’ might be given a clear and unequivocal sense in this respect” (CD IV/3.1:140).

      Karl Barth and Israel

      (c) In the christological-eschatological–dependence or participation model, the church is dependent upon the election of Israel, which is proved in Jesus Christ, and the promised fulfillment of this election toward Israel, not only in the past, but also in the future. What is at stake is not the context of a universal eschatology of creation but a particular and universal eschatology of Israel (Mark 13:10, 26–27; Acts 1:16ff; Rom 11:25–26; Eph 2:11–12). The christological-participation model provides a basis for the Gentles to participate in the history of God’s election of Israel.

      In dealing with the various models of the relation of the church to Israel, Klappert categorizes Barth’s doctrine of Israel as a tension between a christological-eschatological–participation model and an ecclesiological-integration model. Because of this unresolved tension in Barth’s thought, Barth expresses his doubt about Jewish-Christian dialogue, while at the same time calling for ecumenical dialogue and rejecting a Christian mission to the Jews (CD IV/3.2:877). Although Klappert is aware of Barth’s decisive rejection of Christian anti-Semitism, he understands this rejection as a tension, conflict, and impasse in Barth’s doctrine of Israel.

      When it comes to Karl Barth’s treatment of Israel in his doctrine of election (CD II/2), it was formed between the winter semester of 1939–1940 and the winter semester of 1941–1942. This doctrine of election was comprised at roughly the same time as the Wannsee conference on January 20, 1942, during which time the Final Solution of systematic execution of the Jews was organized and planned. It is unlikely that Barth knew of any details of genocidal activity when he was engaged in his reflection on Israel in CD II/2. Although Barth has a positive approach to the Jews—because of some elements of his integration model—he argues that the Jewish form of the community has a different function from the church. Compared with the service of the church for the witness to God’s mercy, the distinctive witness of Israel СКАЧАТЬ