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« rimoroay ano exoReHt feemiion, Thos when hepa sedty nen i sre {fehnng and in wnowledgenent of te indeauny of $8 om mi of the Try et ne Bem ees sk Sysop a i fonction, baron the connarytseie HSUEE cong repstag upon te objet recuse of humity ad BeOS ys etn of he bee hat ls the then leit ea te quences and nadency of his ee cennyeat of homan forms of tough and pee Bis ‘Bits coundng auf at enon fae forthe taht ‘SESE anc rash rao 0 he objet and desis nt ‘RSIE Git oul ou cn the teh nthe objet owas which ‘Ein By saming wth in ul would become ali fx would sr ea one uct 2d tet at Elgon 10 he ‘ihe ao would beuoy iv slog hisking into sme form af WSEyaiterpenion o specitas, or cofound is own bene ‘Seems wire inept Trt of God. The ‘eee hog scent ie wi he it hat eosin see taco wu ef town but bar wis othe ne ‘Set of Gog whch oth se jotenon a bain when we what he cuttin of Kae Bah togh © conn mts bait ap ih cen ames, we SORES ASE peut tees hie wore an tht of Alba SER lsat no pe nnd ce 1B fect hese some ne ar bbw Faced Sa ay ef he wives of tod idee femmes Sotuces im ung seonomy tht proeanly a tote wed of ral cee endian? ESSAI. Cg ef muy oo moxie polo nd fel satan ning aes enbloing of Ge wel ‘ea tc mote sey on te pops ax asi oe sa ee fh ayo envi, ten mat modi eee ig ao tm cousin of Ke Bara eh ‘eo cc Fon oe a be bs peared he ERE taaiy of lg toll a ld tte Sen pir wich ze roving immerse le ougoat te ae Rep ope nga, oth nae ine a gh TELESIS fs foncunenay engi emmy aid he st mt fh whole Chucho nen hat as cs the SESS RST en Noman end rage king a emopuction fa press inthe most staring way towards a unity nderstaadng of ‘he historic faith af the Chuan Church in its one Late, Petes, Sob, tnd Haly Spi the copubation of Nis Bos inthe ean of physics canbe sid to iin the consroton ofan interpretation of ear atiy that fas or alopkal reconstruction of asia physics and metas, and ‘ opens up in en axteishingy new way the ration of lpi Being rather of Beng to gi, so mot be sd tha the work of Kal Barth cls for radio reoasuustion bth of Metieral and Neo= Protestanethouph-forms, for only im breaking tuough these Moric vrys of thinking can we cary out the sitet of tesogy ia ‘eskiag to le ost minds be tery obelen an fl to wast i revealed fom the side of the ojesvelygiten. Here there ope up 1 ay of articulating theology within the esseavally @ aver end dynamic mode of modern thinking thats yet basicaly realist fa the senve tat its wholly devored tts object and wl ave nothing odo ‘with theclaboraton ther of an existe ideology on independent ontology. I wil tke generations ro measure the sigaanceof Bath's “Herculean eet in pstve thesogy, bot ir sleaiy cleat thit the wine of free theological thinking wil have o reckon with What he 1s aid bein the inerstrcrre of ext and evangelical dating, tnd with the cenzal and dominant sigaiferce fr all theological ‘hinking e bas uncovered in the grace ofthe Lard fas Christ. ‘We bre examined snd traced out the rod avelled by Barth a kis eal-anay fom the robestve eit theology of Nev Protestantism 1m pot, catia end evangelical dogmas concirod end elbere ate in the selene manoee Te is though ooking at Bue’ seating nts well asa the gual of hi thinking that we can ppc te ace and signifeance of the ees collected end publishes io this Tolume. They range tm an eal seview-stie of 93000 the elton {China to istry to an say on Ge eal bessng of Roman (Chics cn the Protetant Church of 138. In them we sce Bath listening tots from unusual souces in an open-estedratinest to et hima and evangelical theology in which he ands be ques ioe down tothe Bedrock in eres to dtemine its foundations, but in tem, tn, we se Barth wrestling with theibertnce of Pottant theslogy, fom the Reformation and fo the nineteenth cent pat fully, and rethinking what he bas leaned ftom bis om etermed ‘henge teacers te Wahl Herrman, in cedex to brea = wey throug thir tame of thinking, and to let the pstve Word of God ° ruzorocy an cabo sek pain nate fc nd ceive ipa. Ti in enentaly ‘teas of hth enh engl eget die ke ing nor woletopone lr fought ae om of ove ene cny ges em be ayn chal he et nce Gites Dace God unc man had bre plned doa that oe tne ran fom ne tte her in =p Selo gel ea, peng nthe Secon oe tld The ie esl tht wet Sons he messy ie pnrtted s the l seatn f Gdsn ‘pe the he ws redo bande acta ng Se a is cps coca pons edt we oot pel eth os ofthe Wedel Cos poste sadertndng fe “yor Gad oman ad of he oepedig way fn an Go Sig tng mean ugg eis ns iy eon hogy ed rm Caled is fronan 6 Gik it nt oe wh of ann eh ie {Sorted fom Saloermader the tact bbl opr tiene nate hl im in gh pep and ibe oe at cabre futt be aie to 10 fountains by Whiko-dedegeal cris tnt tit be nin ny ee Paseo cross ces nytt eS if al rps anaes fs dct wih al sla tol on be than een te eat om seria iP ranma oe pray om pheomeniegeal anc Sinetron pee of ctl O18 Feat Now Tovument shochu is helm de oper wen petting hefner og of et ang {do ns eh Word he wos ho tees Cie tle net ge the gi conc he Word of Gos a thn ofthe Wer dnt oma tect sols ebaion ps th Hae pecaps the ey ote pie ofthe Word inden eso fom Sete Imi fo isch hat now reveing On thee nd, wan ‘Ecipuh th Word of God fm ony—at nes othe St cyt hsv wich svc eagerness Bohol Oneal gue ohn Crataiy te ey of feribxdinton lth sparen Rng of Ci othe oy Sf mt schvemen and fies, And yer we Da es Shaping te dicon hawt eee hat he wl hve sting tho wih s Word of God thats aot ded tthe onc ene Shi hr of Bate ve fr str, whch hd tnopvertos es lobe wit the aura of divinity, had o be pence ia onde that sober hsewia refi xg lays pat ava servant of the eating ‘Word of God and not the prof tga. On the ett had, Bar vant 1 disagaith the Wotd of On ls the word that man ca speak ohimstfin the depts afi owa ligos se. concotrnee, ae Shenoy can mae no rel chim to knowlege wl ean cntguh whit is ebjocvely given fm is subacve conditions and sates No ‘oftionto char problem srelly possible tough clabrting serine theslogkal pssltas tc historical efleton and philip cones, ston ofthe histcy of elipious ideas. Al hs can gut coe ander the citiue of ae a sharpsighed as Foe, wio without auch ifcuty can point out that i bt frm of mas rection upon ‘iself and his own achievement and isin the end species ofentee, oly and not wha eae to bya thenogy ‘Thzough sud ofthe teaching of the Referatog, and hitdcel Reformod and Lutheran dogmatic, onthe ene hand's erdet fan the ess on Lutheran and Referned thology het, and hough = ‘sows appling with the problems raised by Rema thelony ead dice tceangeil thology, onthe other hand Hath stent cle the ground fo anew delogy ofthe Word which aes owe {anc stoi, andi o be dtinguibhed fom evry mystics end every romantic ideas that is atimaaly concrned with wedoe espetince of God and that reguies to botrow fem poopy ot ‘since ational furs forts cbernt ection, ‘Bata shelogy of the Weed cas Barth thinking it the deine the Church a the sphere within history where tit Warde po slsined and beard und the community witha which undeseaning the Word is demanded and bei up. Here the theology of tbe Weed ‘5 understood asa necseary fantom ofthe le of te pope of God ‘nd of ts msion to pocai Jes Clas othe ends oft eth ca ‘the ends ofthe apes. ‘The Churches bythe sestgetpoacon, tat fits praching ofthat message Ba obo tte, fo ease that ely reaching the Wocd of God and not its own ide of opinions Tie ‘eatin of the Ward of God tothe ending ofthe lead tion of ‘he Chutch inthe world means tht theslgy cannot escape the gs tions of his, bat it does meas tht itis enenially ethno Ces ‘bat is eqied fer the of the Chueh inthe worl (Once again this inves fr Barth clifcacon os cto the ‘Word aod of the Church with tht of Romeo the one hand and wit ‘he lame and sel andestandingof sca cule on the ect head The dscmsion wih the Roman Church care: Bards ato a surpasing reste af fens ageement with tn the docune of te Church, ad $e ino the mort rade! disagreement going dow tothe question of {he justin fat, wbich Lather called he atic of the standing tr fling Chere Bot ati dcwron Bart hes owes with he ‘petnag of doctrine andthe problem of autoriy, hati he signi ‘ace of dogma in the try and if of the Church Tn these pages ‘Bont’ acon card out through «debate with Bik Peterson, a touble Lutheran thespian who berame a Reman Cubic and used ‘Sraidrable debate For Barth dogmatic res auf the ri que~ tot hat mt be pu the tk of interpeeing the bibl winesies tos thing hi thos fer ther, nodes to press itt thelogi- Glundertanding Atthe sme tine dogmatis mos engage in aerial tamination of te Church teaching, and in a esting of ld and new formulations f basic ides aways of thinking reed the aerpre- tation ofthe Sexires Behind all thi i the fanction of dogs tolagaitcint the cberene of th store formolaon of te Church, into dessins, deniers and dogs and tots thei basi cere pondence withthe Word of Ga, abd s to inguire oto fundaental opm iterputed othe bss snd determing unity of the Churcs faith This nvlver Bath in a serching eanmination of the base ‘incples which Roman thealogy employs inthe eecustion and sy Temata of te doctrne and the nding of tw the mind of the ‘stv Church a eis given magi eiion trough the ech ing lice art's thinking and wring ia this comneion gave te 19 {he otras debtes tat oewed upon thi pid f Barts develop ‘ect wih eading theologians inthe Roman Church “The diceson wid modera culture, parla with German cose, was no ls acute beens of the socal and pital movement ‘ht res out it ae wel boost ofthe materfldeology 0 which itgeve ike Te involved fo Barth retaking of isa othe socal {znlations ofthe Gospel and ofthe whale problem of Church and Sate ad his concert diet the callenge ofthe Gospel 0 the very {oot of the soll and pole! sractres of modern many whee cal {tral deveopmens ree ging so obviously astray, as nud be en by the tie ofthe Nataa-Sociast movemes onthe ene band and the tru of Marist voilism onthe thes hand Hath Ss that he mst Ihove beyond duel undereanding of thee questions toa mare prove apprecntion of the bale intertion Tying behind Barepean tre, ad yer the desoping oni with te Cau which he ety puraopvetios: 5 aged me en sre ny fr he Ch ef sd seco Se oe nace Wado Ge ret te he doa fth te aio od eng nd tase Hen pee hah mae torch teal cit weeny tn ps Sideiya hou rinipy ces esos a ee hatch ct un n caeDth a Serge ep cp pret fe epaahon she a Sebastes yeah oy Pr Sipe ot all depecmet eke one e Sen TEs 97 hc Rath pose hi i tenga dogasy ch be eld Givin Dima, That woth we so hee ae Binge fy t et pane rascrioaes ie “ete whh he scnsed es ctsunref ones Ses dation Ronen Catster Quon wie Praca Chane Srectonmentctiortinn snaen wanes ae Sessa ft Wad td te Choc sehen oo ee ‘Stotal Pacman sts which may hep ne eo ae toning ey pou fis aes ago Oa trong nh heed ci rb eee Beef Cus Dosa eee nee enn Sone Sri hd ee meee nen ‘itn Som tern ese nf aneag ee ‘seattle Spano ei he cmso pc Stee ch re aint Tvs on Fy anf Carel ss sd pts wh Barts acu facets esr pl tie he is er eno fel USN octos Paes From) Intute nan co pet ane i i pox pone ne taro a qu tebtons tom cay eve em fess ae ‘St cen nc hat ropa shpat esto ete doen ahaa aera rin tangent sh pec mea Grey soo tng hs coments her ta fe ‘tbr on wh fll te mie he Chass ness fet ean Wa of Gath ed ns eine he Garin ay tanec ation se stot ened ta pine lms of Gals eta prs ra rnotooy AND CHURCH ter a is dei otis lw sand tf te eeny Fat i ote pe ao with God made tl as has Te id hin spel Godt Svs natch SSS segue hsv endo of Gos gt as ae wa oP seo indeed the ost iicorfnrs ne om oth ei oe lof a asa n Tm Chat ce rit bane th eS insole he in netsh te bumany i a a Ned Dro oeae Gods wil ad patent wn FaOC; Se cmesion fer he wo and of tected me oats Wordand Sp or mana a eat ert ove tha oer tecnica oe NSS ete ep nd eons oe vl BU tpethe pinyin hen eto an ae pe SOyTs tnd stem they ae cond andrea! see I UNSETTLED QUESTIONS FOR THEOLOGY TODAY (1920) {f Prane Overbeck formerly Doser of Theslgy and roast Ot (Chars Einary 2 be Univer of Be. Hed rom hi epee 9 (Get Alrecie Benoa’ Bub Beas Sawabe & Co, 1919 How was it posibte thatthe early protgoaiss ofthe theology hat i today dean could ignore a callngue Uke Franz Overbeck and ‘esa indent nd 4 untoubled ty the quetios which be pat ‘to then? Hom could they pushy have bra coatet 1 admite his “striclschalrship and then dem it sufcetto congratulate thom selves en the fiiry of hs ‘purely negtve approach and hake te heads in asteaishmeat and cispprorl tthe fact that he was snd remand + prof of thealgy in spite of himself and the wos paion? Some of ot have long panded ver how it happened thar a that ‘ie (T mean thirty yes 0) loans managed fo pry no atenon tall othe older end younger Blomardt and the fiends There ‘ould uve been someting sgncant ro lean—es lee developments frove—ffom the books of Fritch Zindsh, for example Thedogy ‘ral ave beea speed al sors of roundabout ways en fle pats if me bad et ureter hear i Were Blumbardt and Zindl to 15000- le for us, too leis, 120 unscientific and tchicaly insccute? That refusal t isten mat be cone, hard i fe fo pt oae- ‘ele back nto the lofty academic aemoepre ro characterise of hat tines which bvioody loved many otherwise atentve erst sounds ‘fom that dzeton ‘But—ne mutt ak oday—why then did noone Estes to Overbeck? eheloglan were uniling to ie fsther conser tothe rather tuo matky pefrmance a Matingen because the stumbling Nock ‘as much to get forthe spit ofthe dine, way did they not tara t0 6 otoay axp exeRCr onder al the more crf the eqully promising and the covet ‘fabing eked them by the Clic der higen Thee (be Chrtinroee of Present Day Thess)? "Kelly, omar and. Overbeck saad clove togethers tack 10 ‘back ify fk, and very fore in disposition, ia terminology, in TES esa word in tk experienc, bor esentilytgeter.Bum~ aetna ra fara loong ad hopeful Overbeck; Overbeck a 8 (eStwaroekng, citcl Bluharde ach was the witness (0 che sion of the ther. "Gy noone sca to Overbssk? He was n0 pitt, no bebever sn ales, o bscaaniatse was cote, 2 ssl leant tee ‘Ram assumptions scold be dexied. Was it became we wanted ie Tuminghock at all cat we did not allow outcoes to Ber the ‘i'n or cle even when twas ivan by ciel Btumbarcy te ‘Suir of the Ban Facey? If we kesp before our eyes oni thi on ‘Shou, cat we eve agai hold the Lard God response fr the sow Ted pcandoing couse of the movement of Canina thought? Can ade, when re conser the postures sed het the signs Ufebe nen theogy and hare toaky pont wo definitely deviation Cie Gitnngation? Should aot the who today stand sete on the ‘etusionsesublshed by the consummation ofthe old war agit SSadony andthe He nom in ll veriounes turn back tthe place See nay fal poses wore sregaded 7 Such were the eeu wich oruped me as T read CA. Bernoulli's ein of Grebeck paper. “The Gon re colecio of figgments ited gether and given is bythe ete Ut part sari past biopic quasry and alt landoSet a she er el Ie (> xezet) This ie exacly the right {Bom fr wut Overbeck hast sy. Te bjs etwas 10 vas and {he snton foo implied fr im to do moe than to make cet borings. The wel elf wil fly be dilled—mbo Knows when end by whom? Overbeck ony took some soundings Jesus ths pai period which iso exiaarely exploring the whole meaning of out Helles or ee-Refermaton age we most sain ou ‘Berto ften to hi man, so ht he may tach us f esi aight, {Tio aly we ave cas Tay a that the ergin and form of he Sear re aoe thar camot be Sed cunt mast be read a & ‘in sead mor than once abe ewe fom diferent ange ft jut have ul efee “hsanity and Cate’ is the tide Bt oul gies it He col CRD QUESTIONS FoR THEOLOGY TODAY 57 ee ere ee een ee es ea eee eee eetene saerar gary eres mag aS ue terete actually take possession of it. vrei nema ——— ——— aca ee ea taste Snare eee eee Sovmamcntsieenmoe a oe ene Sue Soom two peactical, naivetés, that they find themselves freezing afterwar and know not where to turn for shelrer sterols a eme Toe th anys fase eee ae prcelg ay ak rete ie ee eee aerate Soe acetone oe «place of darance whete e can neither fe nor st nor stand, but must east cnt ernie gona cote aaa ipa emauaryan te Diaeoh irs none eae tae ‘this book unread. Bass howitae pier a epi enue te eer Shap roes aaees seceded seeae te pene coeean nee Sood ae ee os on aoe ‘extraordinary. a “mee ae Sree TS ey nmrorooy AND eneReH ‘comrades for win our Jnliness Fo it wll no be ety for som men STonepy tock agaist hee pricks To al of ws without exerpson, {he bok Har some serous wordt 87 acestrummbnseae soiree ead oSteer ah eeepc saute Guenther ior mtoaara neg een et mange re eereeren [moss rewaeding, as standing guatd ‘at the thresbold of metapiysical “umes emermasareimas ee Grice mabe Jamanaenune Soot niet inion eiencearaear anos Sure onmautiee wie creer Oe ame dit eres aes ree “nanny gute egestas mene Siete Seat Ciara se eect cone cheers ase tpl erioeteeryw soils ee ne ne ee Sehiamnagecetenatant sonnet ides yo ata et ce See are ous UNSEIIEED QUISIIOMS HOR THEOLOGY foDAy 59, “We camer ope it eg onde mat lie ii? (9.293 30) Wha es Brent vo ec he “ast ngs 8 te ee, ‘ur wold the conpceheonble meld which has been sven Wa vee bo canbe ra by x rye ptf es ‘Sold. Fo ‘isc meas “bjs one’ (. 3) Aad whacet i tobje to tine ted rete en ce ns orld by he st hing of which we en engin, wither Wel tein 0 way posible fo cote tote Patiec« Kap of God sealyappaing among then, nly oo thie of te ea (on Tks 1730-5 p47). Fan, inode t amped hod, $f as shar io si, edo ce ot ouput of; we sould fri even the ght et ef eb” (syed sucess of ‘he Raton, rman, withthe rostte pradcace a the tus ret (@ sei, wihin fs toundae the bso of bana (p24) Ewe canot defend the things of thi wild and none ote sass i whch we walk teeth can wise the en ch reduc the whole rely ne can sl Ive he a ne ent ake the eon no mare saomly han devs (PP 25,28) Bais acre efor th hing theme does ot gate inten res cea the sulle Haron of fo ur ova 4s ‘nua bss tn of crane be dpa by te tn Go By s5yone ne oye what Be bang shot (p. 249) The eapacty fr cctuy by av meas depres of the pow! of {Show (bythe Rani wh winm Ob l and Lichtenberg (p. 136). ane be concep ath mas he Us of man knowlege, si aust ao signs wanna ga It can ere Ur =e festa sweping oa the i sod hans tha pagar str eathly HT the cond to renee deh (nomen met) ‘en palyunaertod ales ou i fer od (9595 he me a Scie toe pecalay aie nd ffl ening ‘Death ener ie we a esting i (> 24). With ny op of xy (83), esionnm would so the ving ventas proce that Overbeck derstand fo be. Fo it inppens ta jn hay toy isthe suc of the Sue The two et eaksows sop Himay and Sth re cracy the hinge op WRC the np walew fang We mn ely go famed nly then we bench Sarees fom tine to time ino tea and we le et nes ander Scios wich db ane pratt bk that ez’ fp 7) © nmoroay Axo CHURCH. nse Shem oop es msec ote rahe ecto a eet conten tne wn i np na a capes cirecnapetiamen cs reais ch fests uc hte ace Seen bare ee canecne) an Sse Geta es wu ae Sheponame cacao et Fa a or, hi ia, he ee es bt sit erie ii Sr amon sr ey gene sie eerie che sags car nomen same, > ay Saal Sei as "Pope agp Saran wiring caresh at ho sea seer dr Seats rien cams en ca acc horace yin sam wenieinrhagtene sector nls corey nt ved Se ‘ihe third with the Christian-ness of (he tare of moder Chistian sa coma ofthe holy ofthe peers dy. Ovaries careers guetion unflés into reveal question ity and ts vaso spe sirens tocol Seams fhe cach nd is daa puns wn sa ee sue ini it Se Bf emp tpe we ie ccsion ae ca ged nya he 9, wih he ak (om te poston of Chisato much as bra sitin hele dese Tam ‘es of the emperry social ‘eseDr450 QUEEHIONS FoR TMEOLOGY toDaY 64 toting at ta tse inp stance ny rere Seared sree whe we we sullg ete cnr Ba whaly Sn om gee eto ame at hte hac only be ay a eal pce ee church i ory oo bic eps. patna Docs hy hte pb fan sil ercpmet ‘ty cn eno enn te bing td pe, te gota age the east sed pop whe foul chai Dc itil ge coef wil bm ‘Ehisalctn ei poe nant dose nin? Or pu ego en th ea ani hy cae Sts rn sel ety? To pol ‘Sra ran we Casey apart om clare Sve dessh pry cil, Tey be oe sonst Canty dels the xchat inci Cyt Cony eed Sncinsn uy (p34) Hy hpi es ne Chest en tbe tained oni Chi Ne a te ‘Sih ws Se nd ngs ap etd ey etal tse dt he ne of Cas p90) “The et Gan no proper sb sua re an”. hy ssp nto wich Chin hasbeen oa ly seat es 7 om pW oem a at Chay» pm ohm ha ee indefensible’ (p. 244) * “The batho fr leaning to dot he eee of God soe fe wl cach ty, fe ped ‘Stroh tn, hn ich can ty Co a ‘Sen se tt Gor dey. Ob caupnar ve ng of Hd Ther yc in ‘Sees ory Toe fons Cai sean cmp ‘ital othe wld: enphag ee as exasthae’ p 26 Cheha eae ‘eng ful in he at of age buran weer Ste snp dn pins af ny. Non ra Shay ater ennai oangy Syncing te cpio cnt Rony”) "SS fm Chay in be wc Hse le hs Sen ed ‘compen ncn ih gr tes Sk ‘Sry poner nna oa pel poms pone @ rgotoay ano couse ering the earch On the eine ofthe Rizr of th cath, Soc etece of God can te manne! ely cathe sumption ta he wht hs bad om Carian fo eral existence Soh 2s pumpin ned ant davage wl the Rona dee to Goo 0 Sommer al Go (950. Sto nde Cnty under the concept ofthe ise sans toast of sic i ae vedi he nn Guar oe (p 2) rem prety Retrial coronal eb contin that Cea ora cata ns grow sce Jp Tete! jung Chron lyst she Efmortnage hn Csi cme tan cna (9 9) "Te ny ible hole of Crikey hy ofr the pets cons tn ery ba nthe iy before hist, te Soe SStSp Cigeatc) Aad eaiy nical soo, sande, SS Bete fever colt po nthe poston to une ‘Sadak sboutin fa ores aay wey Csisnty Het st Gusti in any Ns ese "Chistian meas Thing che tan Cha nd te ah f Blowers i i is Tekeag sve eine i-ne of oe deyet0 a aarp 2) “Pas of he poles of oper r= ‘Sed only ivesigutrs who cn see at Iiht—trfre © enn with canoer win cn anegeinthe dat (D2 “lnc! ner soa tera ves od a which alls tennant singel cont Chistes ex Silene s New Testes tok sent ear ae noting SPS aoe fr te book toy and ning of een of She tine, Deer coeatin mh fc eto kes the oaks sch estos ad deprive it of in skal xteace Auth sd book Stet one 21-3) Fo ante expe xg Chest SNSSE ee ei ad Set noel wie ou prea ‘By cambtonin of Chia abd Sein, ther abet or See nly era our tack ofthe Inlnive and exoctnive estan o espe iri (gp 265), Hasty fect Be Telerigpeis eh ren of Sing ote contuntoas TE ibpeette “Ca on mane pat fo be ooh ‘matsp an te oudarefehng sewn ct Chinn Sf/untlsaal fds tte dante of whic he gue of oe {EBay eleven (9) The ith of Pa, spigot SENSU Site so ante anh ffs i al @. @). Uwxsenatep QUESTIONS FoR THEOLOGY toDAY 63 The usual historical peychologial value judgements become i= posible. For example, the desires herween Jee and Francis ‘FAs are much mote signee than the renowsed lence m= fomivas) On the ene hand, Fea exemple in melt he peace ‘whic Chiniyprosiins crea more ample tha Jems bins Jesus regu fat in himself a demand which in ft ec ll ‘reefs and presuppose the possession and ust of power. Francis smecly displays idk and shows tit of amiably which Chit ‘nly lacks” On the ker sds to fllow Chis, St Francs undet= Fed it, ws 0 fallow him i the way mich most exits Christy tothe heights end ois it, and not Flow him where Cri im seifstunde, ouside the eal of Cran (pp) Ou: Neo-Frncas ‘ends shoal poner on tht ie ‘Most impesile ofall Becomes the al-oo-haty adaptation and spplicaion of suppeedly sil concepts in geeal 19 sspa- [store phenomena Who, fer instance ould daze toca t under stand Jesu uns be dia af the plane where he fas sl ‘oe simply one with God? And who coud date assert tat encaes of himself? Who can fl wo se ha Jos wr rue ty the conviction ‘hat whit impossible inthe ecu woud cold be bie testy ie nother rd? Tis peeiey inthe demands which te basod on this ‘victim that Jesus seems last af all o bea Yagu dear without fxpeiznce of the world But in this conicion, which alone weld make him comprehesible, who dares to low hin with el exne- es and eonisteny (pp. 47-9)? “The conuadicio Decree the eign Christin eschatology and the conzenporary hope for the ftare i fundamental (p68). “eof ‘o use to mate pofsian of Chrisinty and to march othe oppite ‘Eze? (9 63) "The demand of Mare 183 by inal elder ramones the pesilty cf Chisdanty ia the weld ot tks the earch 08 te woully ings? (p 6) Whocrer renga all thse ordi ine posites 8 such and yet Eads a road tothe superior, t0 Tic i wale tht road, bor aot too quickly Rar wi oo mach ‘AC he ose when things oe theis inmate connexion withthe dos chins, when che plan Se berween the oh side nd thi ede es to bind, when any view other than the absootly salad besmee posible or us at thar most, whi i alo mlm dnt, tere ‘epi he itory of degeneration church istry. Overbeck even gees ith Zindl in his sgn judgement that Paul aleady belongs i “ reotocy axp exact ths scond prio lou tay ere tea ealyuader- ‘tnd Paro nls tony tat cn sae Pe optics (0 ‘alu toch Paul ote wlan mars of he Spertey (35-6) "ford ay ands al fewen If and dt and secede tv osteo te ter pends soy 0 he ‘Semin andr iran cleo obsevr Hry conics vores peter dey (92) Buin any cs afer epee Sect a a i yc i ot {Sak Ue hs become emchng wily feat i has Become ¢ ‘Signs ee ‘slope ena, ar we most adit wih Beall Tee Tap cemany se wih te word fo gn om the tama wel (pr Dot Cis il mot be a elias, wi ao bein any ses an nore pe fo te ft on frh edt of 0 Storer th man on Ure and mnt Sve fom is ey of {Torin Bd tha ie ometig very direst cbc ne Kiker enorme compli pit cst Cnty Hl an advo of te Cini Splint ube (2p) Heanor one cena hat he Peter ny too us ny ind He cin ine SPNEGhe tn, He elo Sof Cha Bebe ot he Seven ean tine! (23) He Wl pk “fata ie bows And he eps ve se fom hase) mo SEES Sai nue ding sy of Cty). ews sei anos op cen testo ofthe Retrmae Seo pategca cen wit en fons hel i iy adi (289). ng rns too fom is orn weds he iene hm hen hsp nel inthe Aca elie poo dos an eit tan the moar pth als EES ete coo come sre pata wep SSCS atts atmos favlege ohn abject to ge wang SSE ree tenon Stern China he der eit fom cope gh and reverence ad the ene SERN he opens of ve mats ih mat fy he bee Sue os whl i wn we neve ly sled Bete [UMBELILED QUESHIONS FoR 1HeoLOGY FooAY 6S is cml reset fr ey ll the in he at alse send only Chinn’ ts agent of ups ery Tice terse toe sway i boss someting paso God sits highest al toon peas Gs al ie ate it ‘eae ute i ot al poten “Yetitcan even be dead whether Onbeck was moe sie 0 ott Cri spin te moder wd he Sn el foro Cuisiany ‘Beal sens’ dous of coping te Jeter Of oane, Oe est But Rs poston een, estiayd ate ed ef the pre, whe Dro hms fatd co theta of mpl poue” (p hah nth {he human atari ot of hit ed tend Hn Can, te protic nic pu alsa part rblen tho sae 5S fondunenally exis? (p 7)» pica wich nr ‘ends sf the Fein May hon emis hind ets ‘ey wel be temp difecar phase fous Been ei oot om hana cle and ot fom Catt tat this hg who doesnt wih tobe thlogan comes He one ther fom the cone he pinay, te tame eo ‘edie epectna othe Pato ne tt whch ands ted orinity (291) From is wort we ach tnt of Teeny orre aly ieay be rope adel he pena hoes sce of cmpulson os ab tute which eof an ‘ar we canbe cout with te wher seen that worth pd te touny beer here and te eal nd ot tee cbc “The unse of ‘mos Canty ths ays bets eee te be moda) i tf Sent bene te to a se Cin fm of “Ras City top 2 no ea? 1 ut cil lest a er ly SSeS ele te nw ey wes eon Se et te xg od ps ed mae LO Case erase sen eon SoZ a nd ga hsb ar soe Bese Teil ied foe end arb See nape stun te SSIES sicher ne Chino capri re wer cee eget “cheba nh ayy emia cee ee lie Cray el pas Neen ete gag mine age he a re ahd sly te wb Beg Nee pe canbany al es see Cn mo ps h fate raceme ier aii netic cute ir tot poe ie sn he es ne Cnn Boxy same ua ier ‘Tian qa iene Doagh ad be foul withoar i And eee Sones with Mme gwen of Cs wi sal to its “inner life” are its worst traitors’ Se cana we nf Aa he thc ane el ne of Cay te re tthe paste in een) Wat Ch UNEEETEED Questions tom tuEOLOGr tooay 67 sos def ests il in he wei vn it sc opal ni (p27) atom ie ovina not {se by Chis Us vew hi of de eo econ how fat i may ret taps ch we pened in Pe Moen Chsnty nl pre oye pares bee eat ft bow int he lf sven ty a nae “Chic dogma pbs cxelly en fel w adn stougit But the prose acy ane het aes Wh aoe hia sith et nik What anon ses aly fs the gre eyo the mean a! mse ron and ‘the dimen City Gd sina Gann os “tls ao woe ar teed wel so is fr roy sad assole Petia, dogs Reo, sch flowing whe Rothe use’ tag tweet Tie Sram woud ety tod crying mab poe oe ‘ite lvon of Cis ahd tt pp co ‘those me ei thin Fat p29) ta moses hist thing he He din i Fr Pi To eds hissy, hemody hin fr erandny se fhe caly sk fs of ts nd in dere Catan, Cui ae ethigtodink Fors ht a way irr sata ae sirmodeiy Cetin vagioncy rly bane amps ‘before the world much longer ® (p. 275). vs ‘Ad isthe he ow spc ft sow Chesiy ecsne he tte it som tle te mr yp aes Oi enw Sci (9p. 36-8) cous hw satya ee ‘tit hs stom inl ea eShops face (9) Tok a thes of vlna wich Risflensm bahualy eco ves tans io carory ny the cone of oon GP 276 3) ‘ori din sing we hs eee Otro fa srt pom co ein hla atten) the wlgon Bane op sy whch rove them maghce ean et ye Si ples iol and win she spina te Tepes of ‘eign The Bac the bow advstact te nae Pessty of tg fra eaten He ad alga Simply rer ok san ie recur wet then ‘tc lg wilson, ht odin All be aed wenn {hing fei fem sty Hi pon ms raced te ao Listen Meron vty whch ead tend ‘hese of apna ptingandotich hls lay ae esas ‘Bt he ict that he cold py with it nd occasional hada Csi sian notion es sutilent Ja the eye of the modern advocrtes CChistnity to make him » Christan, even # model Chrinian. He ould even be bangin the gallery of “be cass of our elo! next fo Jones Fran, and Luther—e0 amply witha moce recent isa: ‘Son Ths Chesaniry has now been handed overt every holes of Dome. So cheap is tly cionizain a the Chrisanearen. Bat one the ies i this Bimack who has done more for the orca ten of eodern theology that Risch and Hamack, And what ea, ‘be eeced for this Chuistianiry exept ‘aged fading aay? ‘Bouin we ae reminded ofthe aac on Clxstinty which the men of Métdngen snd Bed Boll oce made fom the sume centr! stznd- post the epecation ofthe Seond Canin ofthe ingtyexnsera- fig the veal power of the Kingdom ef God, and the overcoming of ‘ellos subject. Butte oends of hitorice-psychlopal realism ind the alleed Overbeck specs in Basel need not be oobled ‘Besos the enter Rennes of observation and thought onthe sie of Oreck i oe set the greater lov, the enthusiasm and the jo ia. vimmering oa the side of lumbar. ‘Yer Ovcbeck alo was not wthou the aly Sey an Blum was ot without Rowley Ti estentlsarae—eod tht alone i = Dovtantiheatack made i the same ere and thre. And with ‘his ‘oubie tack, thology bas nx ye realy grappled Covetbecs tht protest is directed against thology special, sgn the logy wbich today io Geumany and Switzerland (and Iwhere not?) preside over the pulpit and the profesor’ doy the Uheoloy of e pov or Her shade. One and ally those in ethoiy today ee moders" T cones tht Tam sot whl of ene mind ebout his attack, sbout which fel seongy. [fel low of approal had to rezin for the Throng plenscal food which there ofered. And yet there isthe ater ange would have been Sete forthe sae he esseotal pont fo beefed back some ofthese priceless potheis on men and eens "The het sted full of alphabetic note’ It by Overbeck (6 the preface aes, x) mus, according to reliable report have included {so ore whily dierent commen, ‘Beronul wl be able say ia his own jstifation that be wes ‘DwEEttGHD QUEsrIONE For teoroGY Topsy 6 feed pac etn dag wh ‘a dag wih ch «me of a But real wat Over ime ep 3) tout the ast, iin snp log meen ey Tee Sp ce tan a ee scent G9) Nov via we ad On Bg Act Rl wy Had of « S40 Tae Sane, Gp ean) sar betas Noa Gers eal upttars ness aot a nme Dann cn il verona nose Se Mines a os es ote eee hl nh ngs oy ost ow peop ne a ‘avy opportune for couric thet ex) state Whkh on ire tnd ie wil ae panne Ae Ss Soares ib nooner eure With sg? he Sm fo ( 25 “Chin ‘se pre Ore ane heme {Spe Cully oe ute be py tab ate ees Sarce 13) ort deport medngraec ets a frag pnt onan ery caresses oe ‘SeSo poten feu ens, he ies te ey ‘Ses wh neni.) mp ene Sotun peo ay ee oe ‘Het Be Pca wo ad eo ie ES esp Ha pr eet ey, a a eo “i cet ah Jt ant et it hy ue! ey, she met quote al he tps WAC ea eneng m itu mer darth stad soled wee Cinatiyvan snc tach Peas eae et Stead ogy hf sumed eC oo Bea ‘ye tn hve ana a eed Scicee o'6 7th en hp hak hey ean Pt wo wg oh a rd Si ae ae tots (ncoted cine bis eninoed se Serine Carceraniearinene eer fee depart eh dss El sy, tea taht onannain tah eens | e rotoow asp eioncH tn pbieaitos Sof even tes hesois remo tnd attic ben etn thy est of eles ‘ing sla ose Back (159 By cy hee wo do wi Cy but ist fr hat ses hee paar hh yee mcg wh (8.27 STRAT Sk Biome ot thc py company they el he Ce gas ced tavern) to the mde oP ToS) Tl ac ane nly Chante ae wise 3) Canny singe and seambigsns (27) They ac pat ot tly ie ce ba (P28). Tey alow Feat py fie God ene bonnets iti Garces averane of rei ol he gt Senet Sy eae me cuence nes ay al hings RES Lain is mane’ sh Godin shinee THESE tn ou wit im mn cet est (30 are rey exc ote svat of Cast pe cates of er ee ad xt Cai TSM unr the mon relents mille eee Catan nd tas mers sad etre no ee aly ts hk SASS lee atey ent ee te thy we dene SwESlcica pero thewivaneloanded rece Ad chen Seas Samy i ce millon eupis20 wd SERCLSISr tbe icer And teas mt Sine pf exec of Gig tt the siete nd weg wi te pie is, With oon SSSTAE EAE sar tne vo ter te ei come hehe Bae ac eae cam of my le evan of Gist Sera ncn ener omy Yanda otf whch ey wold TEEN cS aet went saan thc doer Beeston ae ih or conn ned tw eee ike cy nin storlagenest he telegss ‘Rohtby ied he pen of Cay nay cs tee mda Teaco fbx ee he mort salient wale bt so SUS uncle fs tierone And aes al Beorable ‘ane coer hay in he an fhe ae. 27-0 “Fak pn egy dvb when cme Fo the sd outline "hs Puls ef eee en wn eee Tpflats arctwe bt hen pte fr men who would ‘Soca br wh py hate otal bee ad p= RSMO ne cee a tppningw i ores Thee UsseLsTED QUESTIONS FON THEOLOGY HopAY 7 tenogo ce th brn Pits of ce nal psn just at th preseat tne. They aay dag hong wid en the Chiiaisy 4 which they wee btn wh we taught then and wei sore al tei cltal spon Thc cae terete i ae ts bat soscinc’ (gp rot). We net ely ed ovr te de ‘ers ofthe Phares Ztde hoot on Jet be eee ‘fhe pet bre How snaly Ovibck quetion the pouty of de helogy dorian im thatcet quel ts hres) anni she cmemar beamed wil hve become fn from te preceding exp (hve fry pst peed ree Sere) Thi sl owes sre oe tag one oi 73 Tacencaes we omy abc Ovetek tered een, siete hogy be pone Tis sir’ tae wl be eualy To" ad he a spp ves by the fc Overbeck a, flentso tcc peel pues poba 5Thve na intent of etd theslogy Teint fs malin eh offs and Tam ot mercy acting te tempor dea) and ment bmi (p90) An ed to Chisimig (ast iid) {ops is popeticimpeeon ell eeu ond vo teobogy! ‘Be he mun who spk s profoundly death mu some ave coabined with his fxs Tu, Hvag concept eigatng i he ‘ining Oo the the oe fom ibe dae fal gucton mus bean serves onthe cet se Gum the ethngss ¢ new begining, Tjod she ds so whch we ae edt Se a ome an. A leat eft aout wich his watching contempocr aled omc fd i wh (leon hi ok es Oreck a ein {8r wpa cei explaraon—rhe bat i that Overbeck Men ‘ewan cte anything Data la ante wih spine, ‘nope ots oltesepudaton Toca Ove iho dep “Tbs lend in th wy of te Higa of lewen at ‘apf ee one of haar cles See i re, ght tbs om te histo -pynogia venpottat eta prety slim the plover fay its tap oath a pore Theta cmsalsonstins bes Athlon wan etermon! ot to tea tholan might petape—if he inponil sto besos Pooibebee ray gon thelgn Ores hme wa fo es eis repanion: “Teg, ‘ie everthing ce Wh exile cus ben ged for ee? ‘Rag Why et, fr eampl fo ealhing tener of me,

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