God's Being Towards Fellowship: Schleiermacher, Barth, and the Meaning of ‘God is Love’

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Justin Stratis (Trinity College Bristol, UK)

God's Being Towards Fellowship

Schleiermacher, Barth, and the Meaning of ‘God is Love’

Justin Stratis (Trinity College Bristol, UK)

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
30 May 2019

Nature & existence of God; Christian theology

Series: T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology

Justin Stratis explores the meaning of the biblical phrase ‘God is love’ through an examination of two quintessentially modern Protestant theologians: Friedrich Schleiermacher and Karl Barth. This book contains both a detailed engagement with Schleiermacher’s untranslated lectures on Dialektik and their relation to his more well-known work, as well as a new assessment of Barth’s doctrine of God which both respects his radical innovations and yet places him within the stream of traditional, catholic trinitarianism.

After considering the complexities of theological predication, and comparing several classical and contemporary approaches to the implication of ‘love’, Stratis presents and ultimately commends the distinct approaches of Schleiermacher and Barth for their tendency to treat divine love as a ‘conclusion’ to the doctrine of God, rather than as a conceptual starting point. In contrast to many contemporary approaches, Stratis concludes with the suggestion that God’s love is best conceived as his being toward fellowship, rather than as the eminent instance of loving fellowship understood according to human experiences of love.

By: Justin Stratis (Trinity College Bristol UK)
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 456g
ISBN: 9780567685575
ISBN 10: 0567685578
Series: T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Friedrich Schleiermacher and the Active God of Love Introduction to Part I Chapter 1: God as the Universe in On Religion Chapter 2: God as the Presupposition of Knowledge in the Dialektik Chapter 3: God as the Whence of the Feeling of Absolute Dependence in the Introduction to the Glaubenslehre Chapter 4: Schleiermacher’s Doctrine of God Conclusion to Part I Part II: Karl Barth and the Personal God of Love Introduction to Part II Chapter 5: Knowing God Chapter 6: God as the One who Loves in Freedom Chapter 7: The Christological Shape of the Divine Identity Conclusion to Part II Conclusion: God's Being Towards Fellowship Bibliography Index

Justin Stratis is Tutor in Christian Doctrine at Trinity College Bristol, UK.

Reviews for God's Being Towards Fellowship: Schleiermacher, Barth, and the Meaning of ‘God is Love’

Stratis’s book is a formidable example of historical theology. ... In this contemporary context, a theology that contributes to a better understanding of how divine love intends community is most welcome. * Modern Believing *