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KARL BARTH ON THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY This page intentionally left blank Karl Barth on Theology and Philosophy KENNETH OAKES 1 3 GreatClarendonStreet,Oxford,OX26DP, UnitedKingdom OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford. ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship, andeducationbypublishingworldwide.Oxfordisaregisteredtrademarkof OxfordUniversityPressintheUKandincertainothercountries #KennethOakes2012 Themoralrightsoftheauthorhavebeenasserted FirstEditionpublishedin2012 Impression:1 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedin aretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,withoutthe priorpermissioninwritingofOxfordUniversityPress,orasexpresslypermitted bylaw,bylicenceorundertermsagreedwiththeappropriatereprographics rightsorganization.Enquiriesconcerningreproductionoutsidethescopeofthe aboveshouldbesenttotheRightsDepartment,OxfordUniversityPress,atthe addressabove Youmustnotcirculatethisworkinanyotherform andyoumustimposethissameconditiononanyacquirer BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData Dataavailable LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Dataavailable ISBN 978–0–19–966116–9 PrintedinGreatBritainby MPGBooksGroup,BodminandKing’sLynn For Melanie Acknowledgements The following is a revised version of my PhD thesis written under Prof. John Webster at the University of Aberdeen. John’s instruction in the discipline of Christian dogmatics has been an invaluable gift, and for his irreplaceable advice, timely commentary, and unflagging support I am deeply grateful. Also from my time at Aberdeen, Francesca Murphy proved a gifted educator regarding all things literary, culinary, and Gilsonian, while Brian Brock served as a model for doing theology and ethics in the times and habitations appointed to us. Many thanks are also due to Philip Ziegler and Fergus Kerr for their suggestions and advice as my examiners. Iam also gratefulthatmanyofthe financialburdensassociatedwithhigher education were substantially lightened by a Sixth Century Scholarship from the University of Aberdeen and an Overseas Research Student Award Scheme. Research for this work was also undertaken at Princeton Theological Seminary and the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. From PTS I am thankful for the assistance of Stephen Crocco, Clifford Anderson, David Wall,andespeciallyBruceMcCormack.Bruce’sworkonBarthisasinspiring asitisintimidatingandIamgratefulforhisfriendship,hisprovocations,and his generosity with his time. For all of my disagreements with Bruce on the finer details of Barthiana, I consider myself to be working with similar pre- suppositions and towards comparable ends. From my time at Tübingen, I would like to thank Prof. Christoph Schwöbel and Martin Wendte for theirhospitality,encouragement,andconstantsupport. Thequestionsthatledtothisworkwereoriginallyinspiredbyindependent studieswithD.StephenLong,andStevehasbeenawonderfulfriendthrough- outthisprocess.Iwouldalsoliketoacknowledgetheinspirationprovidedby some of my earliest theological educators: John Wesley Wright, Michael Lodahl,MichaelMcConnell,andHerbertPrince. David Clough, Paul Dafydd Jones, and Stanley Hauerwas magnanimously read earlier versions of this work, and for their patience, suggestions, and willingnesstoreadquitealengthyworkIamintheirdebt.Paulinparticular read several distended incarnations of this monograph and at each stage his keen editorial eye offered numerous improvements and suggestions; this would have been a much poorer work were it not for his interventions and indefatigableabilitytoreadthroughamanuscriptyetagain. Acknowledgements vii ThewritingofthisworkwasthankfullyinterruptedbythelikesofScottand Molly Prather, Aaron Denlinger, and David Gilland. It was made possible through the help and love of my father Ray, Kevin, Kendra, and Ross; the hospitalityandgenerosityofFranciscoGarcíaChulviandConsueloLosquiño Gómez; and the extravagant encouragement and patience of Irene García Losquiño.Thisworkisdedicatedtomymother. This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents ListofAbbreviations xi Introduction 1 Firstimpressions:theSociétéonKarlBarthandphilosophy 1 ApproachingBarthontheologyandphilosophy 7 Arguments,texts,andterms 17 1. TheEarlierBarth 21 WilhelmHerrmannandthemoderntheology 22 TheologyandphilosophyintheearlyBarth 28 TheologyinthetimeoftheGreatWar 45 Concludingremarks 59 2. ReadingPaulAmidstandAftertheGreatWar 60 RomansI 63 InbetweenRomansIandII 69 RomansII 74 Barthamongstthephilosophers 84 Concludingremarks 87 3. Philosophy,Preaching,andProlegomena 89 FromRomanstodogmatics 90 TheGöttingenDogmatics 98 Thearmisticequestioned 110 TheChristlicheDogmatik 115 Concludingremarks 123 4. TheRoaringLaterTwenties 125 Theologicalandphilosophicalethics 125 Kantandtheparergaofreligion 140 TheGodsoffate,theGodsofidea 149 Concludingremarks 159 5. Barth’sThirdProlegomenon 161 ChurchDogmaticsI/1 161 Betweentheprolegomena 175 ChurchDogmaticsI/2 182 Concludingremarks 191
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