“Was sollen wir tun?” Theological reflections on aspects of the ethics of Karl Barth
The author investigates some aspects of the ethics of the wellknown Swiss theologian Karl Barth. The article focuses on to the coherence between dogmatics and ethics, aspects of theocentricity and christocentricty, followed by an exploration of Barth’s views on (homo-)sexuality and politics. Before...
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doaj-f334a73ab4a54a1380d380da49abecbf2020-11-24T23:27:08ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502007-05-016341565158510.4102/hts.v63i4.254170“Was sollen wir tun?” Theological reflections on aspects of the ethics of Karl BarthJ.H. (Amie) van Wyk0North-West UniversityThe author investigates some aspects of the ethics of the wellknown Swiss theologian Karl Barth. The article focuses on to the coherence between dogmatics and ethics, aspects of theocentricity and christocentricty, followed by an exploration of Barth’s views on (homo-)sexuality and politics. Before concluding, a final question is discussed: did Barth practice what he preached? – that is the question regarding integrity. Although the author may not agree with some facets of Barth’s theology, he has and shows appreciation for many of Barth’s views on ethics.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/254 |
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The author investigates some aspects of the ethics of the wellknown Swiss theologian Karl Barth. The article focuses on to the coherence between dogmatics and ethics, aspects of theocentricity and christocentricty, followed by an exploration of Barth’s views on (homo-)sexuality and politics. Before concluding, a final question is discussed: did Barth practice what he preached? – that is the question regarding integrity. Although the author may not agree with some facets of Barth’s theology, he has and shows appreciation for many of Barth’s views on ethics. |
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