John C. McDowell, University of Edinburgh, UK and Mike Higton, University of Exeter, UK.

• Contents: Preface, Nicholas Lash; Introduction: Karl Barth as conversationalist, Mike Higton and John C. McDowell; 'There is no past in the Church, so there is no past in theology': Barth on the history of modern Protestant theology, John Webster; Culture and barbarism: Barth amongst the students of culture, Timothy Gorringe; Barth, Hegel and the possibility for Christian apologetics, Graham Ward; A tale of two simultaneities: justification and sanctification in Calvin and Barth, George Hunsinger; Exile, freedom and thanksgiving: Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ben Quash; The fulfilment of history in Barth, Frei, Auerbach and Dante, Mike Higton; 'Mend your speech a little': reading Karl Barth's das Nichtige through Donald MacKinnon's tragic vision, John C. McDowell; The eclipse of the spirit in Karl Barth, Eugene F. Rogers Jr.; Et resurrexit tertia die: Jenson and Barth on Christ's resurrection, Katherine Sonderegger; Fighting at the command of God: reassessing the borderline case in Karl Barth's account of war in the Church Dogmatics, David Clough; Afterword: conversing with Barth, David Ford; Index of names.

'... an elite collection of essays designed to demonstrate, by way of serious engagement with his thought, Barth's broad and continuing relevance for contemporary theology. It succeeds admirably.' Themelios 'The contributors to this engaging book bring Karl Barth into 'conversation' with many significant modern and postmodern thinkers... The cast of contributors is first-rate.' Toronto Journal of Theology

John C. McDowell, University of Edinburgh, UK and Mike Higton, University of Exeter, UK.

• Contents: Preface, Nicholas Lash; Introduction: Karl Barth as conversationalist, Mike Higton and John C. McDowell; 'There is no past in the Church, so there is no past in theology': Barth on the history of modern Protestant theology, John Webster; Culture and barbarism: Barth amongst the students of culture, Timothy Gorringe; Barth, Hegel and the possibility for Christian apologetics, Graham Ward; A tale of two simultaneities: justification and sanctification in Calvin and Barth, George Hunsinger; Exile, freedom and thanksgiving: Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ben Quash; The fulfilment of history in Barth, Frei, Auerbach and Dante, Mike Higton; 'Mend your speech a little': reading Karl Barth's das Nichtige through Donald MacKinnon's tragic vision, John C. McDowell; The eclipse of the spirit in Karl Barth, Eugene F. Rogers Jr.; Et resurrexit tertia die: Jenson and Barth on Christ's resurrection, Katherine Sonderegger; Fighting at the command of God: reassessing the borderline case in Karl Barth's account of war in the Church Dogmatics, David Clough; Afterword: conversing with Barth, David Ford; Index of names.

'... an elite collection of essays designed to demonstrate, by way of serious engagement with his thought, Barth's broad and continuing relevance for contemporary theology. It succeeds admirably.' Themelios 'The contributors to this engaging book bring Karl Barth into 'conversation' with many significant modern and postmodern thinkers... The cast of contributors is first-rate.' Toronto Journal of Theology

John C. McDowell, University of Edinburgh, UK and Mike Higton, University of Exeter, UK.

• Contents: Preface, Nicholas Lash; Introduction: Karl Barth as conversationalist, Mike Higton and John C. McDowell; 'There is no past in the Church, so there is no past in theology': Barth on the history of modern Protestant theology, John Webster; Culture and barbarism: Barth amongst the students of culture, Timothy Gorringe; Barth, Hegel and the possibility for Christian apologetics, Graham Ward; A tale of two simultaneities: justification and sanctification in Calvin and Barth, George Hunsinger; Exile, freedom and thanksgiving: Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ben Quash; The fulfilment of history in Barth, Frei, Auerbach and Dante, Mike Higton; 'Mend your speech a little': reading Karl Barth's das Nichtige through Donald MacKinnon's tragic vision, John C. McDowell; The eclipse of the spirit in Karl Barth, Eugene F. Rogers Jr.; Et resurrexit tertia die: Jenson and Barth on Christ's resurrection, Katherine Sonderegger; Fighting at the command of God: reassessing the borderline case in Karl Barth's account of war in the Church Dogmatics, David Clough; Afterword: conversing with Barth, David Ford; Index of names.

'... an elite collection of essays designed to demonstrate, by way of serious engagement with his thought, Barth's broad and continuing relevance for contemporary theology. It succeeds admirably.' Themelios 'The contributors to this engaging book bring Karl Barth into 'conversation' with many significant modern and postmodern thinkers... The cast of contributors is first-rate.' Toronto Journal of Theology