Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology | Sung Wook Chung, ed.

Sung Wook Chung, ed. Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology: Convergences and Divergences. Baker, 2007. 302 pp.

This is the second of the two Barth books that I read while on holiday. (See here for my impressions on his Evangelical Theology: An Introduction). This title is a compilation of essays on key ideas in Barth’s theology by leading evangelical scholars. All are agreed that Barth is worth studying and that evangelicals have something to learn from him. Most of the essays are appreciative and yet critical of his theological proposals.

The book has twelve chapters, each by a different scholar. The contributions vary in quality and tone. Several of the essays are really outstanding. The opening essay on Revelation by Gabriel Fackre helpfully introduces and critiques Barth’s understanding of this vital subject. In his A Person of the Book? Barth on Biblical Authority and Interpretation, Kevin Vanhoozer reflects on hostile reaction to Barth’s doctrine of Scripture by evangelicals. . . .

Reviewed by Guy Davies.

Read the entire review here.

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