Legacy of the Barmen Declaration

Politics and the Kingdom

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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In 1934, during the Nazi regime in Germany, members of the Confessing Church issued the Declaration of Barmen, which reaffirmed their primary loyalty to the word of God. With their action, they established a legacy for future generations to follow in similar situations.This volume examines the historical, political, and theological context of the creation of the Barmen Declaration, as it constituted an act of theological and political resistance against tyranny, terror, and fascism. The work of the Barmen Declaration demonstrated clearly and powerfully the "this-worldly" ethical and political salience of religion and theology to empower witness, resistance, and solidarity. Containing contributions from an inclusive array of renowned scholars, the volume unfolds the lasting legacy and continued relevance of Barmen.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-07-25
Mått161 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieFaith and Politics: Political Theology in a New Key
Antal sidor140
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793601339

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PrefaceIntroduction: Political Theology and Barmen1.Evangelical Synod 1934: Theological Declaration of Barmen2.Presbyterian Church, Book of Order: Barmen Declaration (short version)3.The Barmen Theological Declaration in May 1934: Its Formulation and Significance, Eberhard Busch4.Historical Overview: The Barmen Declaration of 1934, Wolf Krötke5.Democratic Faith: Barth, Barmen and the Politics of Reformed Confession, Derek Woodard-Lehman6.Confess and Resist: Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the Church Struggle, Wolfgang Huber7.Two Types of Religious Faith: A Conversation with Martin Buber, Fred Dallmayr8.Thy Kingdom Come: The Prayer of the Church Community For God’s Kingdom on Earth, Dietrich BonhoefferConclusion: Political Theology AgainGeneral Bibliography Relating to the Barmen DeclarationAbout of Contributors

In this crisp volume, we find a focused, careful account of Barmen in its historical context and a circumspect parsing of what the Barmen Declaration can and cannot promise us today. . . . As I read this volume explicating Barmen, this lesson stands up most of all: Barmen is inspiring, but it is also a slow work, enabled by decades of faithful training and ministry before the time of crisis. Apart from that, Barmen would have remained simply a whisper floating on the Rhine.