3. Vestigium Trinitatis The third and final section of I/1/8 is shorter than the second by far --and deals with an issue (or the issue) in such a manner that Barth's urgency in Parts 1 and 2 of this chapter becomes clearer. This is an ideal example of the way that a practical problem that … Continue reading I/1 § 8: God in His Revelation

2. The Root of the Doctrine of the Trinity (post 3) After the long excursus (examined in the previous post 2), a brief review of Barth's argument in this chapter might be helpful. Barth seeks to find the roots of the doctrine of the Trinity in Scripture —not the doctrine itself, but its roots. "God's … Continue reading I/1 § 8: God in His Revelation

2. The Root of the Doctrine of the Trinity (post 2) The excursus which appears in the English printed edition 326-329 (and labelled in the online edition as pages 329-331; and in the German pages 352-355) introduces an important line of thinking which Barth will develop further in Vol. 3, The Doctrine of Creation, III/1/81-94. … Continue reading I/1 § 8: God in His Revelation

2. The Root of the Doctrine of the Trinity (Post 1) Barth has argued that to understand, or even comprehend, revelation, one has to come to terms with the doctrine of the Trinity. His terminology is precise and consistent: The concept (Offenbargunsbegriff) is the root of the doctrine (Trinitätslehre). Revelation is very clear in Scripture: … Continue reading I/1 § 8: God in His Revelation

1. The Place of the Doctrine of the Trinity in Dogmatics Beginning with §8, Barth begins to fill in the content of  dogmatics (doctrinal theology) for which he cleared the space in §§1-7: We come at last to some of the fundamental building blocks of Barth's thinking about revelation, God, and the church. These thoughts … Continue reading I/1 § 8: God in His Revelation