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Karl Barth – tvorca dialektickej teológie
Karl Barth – Creator of Dialectical Theology

Author(s): Štefan Šrobár
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Liberal theology; Dialectical theology; Letter to the Romans; Church dogmatics;

Summary/Abstract: Dialectical Theology. Liberal theology originates on the crossroads of liberalism and evangelical theology. It was not defined as a certain school, it is rather a divergent movement consisting of different schools of thought. One of the most important features of the dialectical theology is the emphasis on the position of God on the other side towards the world and man and on the superiority of His revelation. Revelation has a dialectical structure because it maintains connection between elements that are mutually exclusive. Therefore, the theological statements should conserve dialectical methodology as well, hence they should express statement and negation. The brightest example of a dialectical theology is the language in the Letter to the Romans. God is completely different in the Letter to the Romans. The only possible way leads from God to man and bears the name of Jesus Christ. The justification comes only through faith. Church dogmatics is based on the Letter to the Romans. Church dogmatics should be Christology in its fundamental structure, as well as in all of its parts.

  • Issue Year: XXI/2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 69-80
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Slovak