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Zwei bedeutende Theologen neu miteinander ins Gespräch gebracht

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Karl Barth and Friedrich Schleiermacher undoubtedly rank among the most important Protestant theologians of the modern era. Both offer an outstanding richness of original and creative reflection and show a high degree of alertness for the ecclesial and social realities of their time. Yet, notwithstanding a few publications over the last two decades, the striking similarities in their thinking not received adequate scholarly attention, especially in German-speaking contexts.

The essays of this volume, by internationally recognized experts from Germany, the US, and the Netherlands, provide new trajectories for a lively debate. They offer an in-depth analysis of central themes (God, Jesus Christ, Anthropology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, Pneumatology, Political Ethics, and Eschatology) and shed new light on Barth´s relationship with Schleiermacher. A lively dialogue begins that also leaves room for critical questions and constructive theological deliberation. Despite remaining differences, the two approaches are in many ways complementary and certainly not mutually exclusive, as many interpreters have assumed for too long.

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Boomgaarden, Jürgen
Dr. Jürgen Boomgaarden ist Professor für Evangelische Theologie, Schwerpunkt Systematische Theologie an der Universität Koblenz-Landau.

Hailer, Martin
Dr. theol. habil. Martin Hailer ist Professor für Evangelische Theologie und ihre Didaktik an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Heidelberg.

Plasger, Georg
Dr. theol. Georg Plasger ist Professor für Systematische und Ökumenische Theologie im Fach Evangelische Theologie an der Universität Siegen.

Leiner, Martin
Dr. theol. Martin Leiner ist Professor für Systematische Theologie mit Schwerpunkt Ethik an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

Gockel, Matthias
Matthias Gockel, Ph.D., ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Systematische Theologie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität.

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