[The Christian] is a man whose acknowledged, recognised and confessed Lord He [Jesus] has become. He is a man to whom Jesus Christ has given not just a potential but an actual share in that history of His. Thus Jesus Christ, His history, became and is the foundation of Christian existence; this and this alone. The Christian comes from Him, from His history, from knowledge of it; he also looks back thereto. This is the ground on which he stands and walks. This is the air which he breathes. This is the word which he has in his ears before, above and after all other words. This is the light, the one light, the incomparably bright light, which illumines him.
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What I want to know is does this mean you have read all of them or did you just start with the last volume ;-)
I think getting through all of them is a lifetime challenge!
It is so exciting to know that somebody from New Frontiers is bothering with Barth. Are you the only one!?
Strange query, but a friend told me that you had posted a video response to a question from the everything conference on New Frontiers and neo-Calvinism. This was my question and i'd love to see the response! Just for the record the question came from a Barthian/reformed/Newfrontiers (If this is possible) angle!
Hi Mark
I did tape a short answer while at Newday, and I think these should be appearing on the Everything website at some point.
Basically I didn't accept the premise of your question! I think its a cultural thing - the US is the global culture generator, so it tends to be voices from the US that get heard, in every sphere of life, including popular theology. 50 years ago we would all have been quoting the British trio of Stott, Lloyd-Jones and Packer whereas now its Driscoll, Piper & Keller - its just how the wheel has turned...
But when it comes to it, every current argument in the church can be traced back to similar arguments between, say, Calvin & Arminius, or Augustine & Pelagius, so really we're just quoting them (even if we don't realise it) - and none of them were American!
I agree that in popularist terms, North America is where it's at. I guess my question came from my experience of theology in English Universities. Here the types of theology under discussion would be valuable for us to engage in: Radical Orthodoxy, Theologies of Liberation etc (Which atmitedly still have their roots in Augustiantinism etc) as well as interacting with 20th century scholars like Barth, Bonhoeffer and Moltmann. This might be seen as dangerous to some, but to have a dialogue with the English academy is surely vital.
Sorry if there is frustration bubbling over here, but it is out of serious concern for the Church movement that I am part of.
Well the likes of Piper & Keller will have interacted with some of those theologies, so - at the popular level - we are getting it at a steps remove.
I think it is also just a question of time - increasing numbers of young people from Nf churches are going to university to read theology, lots are now doing MA's (E.g., my MA dissertation was on Barth) & a few are beginning doctoral programs. My guess is that in 10 years time there will be more of the kind of conversations going on that you would like to see.
BTW, who are you?! Email me via the Gateway office if you want to make more personal contact.
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