Research Catalog

Title

The Barmen theses then and now : the 2004 Warfield lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary / Eberhard Busch ; foreword by Daniel Migliore ; translated and annotated by Darrell and Judith Guder.

Author

Busch, Eberhard, 1937-

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Guder, Darrell L., 1939-
• Guder, Judith J.

Description

xii, 101 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

In 1934 Christian churches in Germany faced strong pressure to conform their belief and practice to the pillars of Nazi thinking {u2014} respect for the authority of the Führer and fervent devotion to the history and culture of the German race. Defying this ideological agenda, leaders in the German Evangelical Church responded by adopting the Barmen Declaration. This bold statement of dissent, grounded in the authority of Scripture, has since become a powerful model for the contemporary confession of the Christian faith against modern forms of skepticism and unbelief. In The Barmen Theses Then and Now Eberhard Busch demonstrates to a new generation how that key German confession during a specific time of crisis can guide Christians everywhere today. He interprets each of the six theses in its original context {u2014} Nazi Germany {u2014} and then applies it to crucial cultural and political challenges facing Christianity in our time.

Uniform Title

Barmer Thesen 1934-2004. English

Alternative Title

Barmer Thesen 1934-2004.

Subject

• Barmer Theologische Erklärung
• Protestant churches > Germany > History > 20th century
• Creeds > Germany > History and criticism
• Creeds > History and criticism. > Germany

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History

Note

• "Originally presented as the Warfield Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2004 ... subsequent to the lectureship, Professor Busch revised the content and published it as Die Barmer Thesen 1934-2004 (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004). The English translation, which had been prepared for the delivery of the lectures at Princeton, has been reworked to conform with the German publication"--Foreword.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Barmen theological declaration in May 1934 : its formulation and significance -- Thesis one : Jesus Christ as the one word of God, and the Jews as the elect people of God -- Thesis two : the rigorous gospel and the gracious law -- Thesis three : the one Lord in the fellowship of brothers and sisters -- Thesis four : responsible church membership -- Thesis five : the public worship of God in the political world -- Thesis six : the mission of the church in the world of religion.

ISBN

• 9780802866172 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0802866174 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010034599

OCLC

658811050

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library