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Confessional theology? : a critical analysis of the theology of Karl Barth and its significance for the Belhar confession / Rothney S. Tshaka.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781443822138
  • 1443822132
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Confessional Theology? : A Critical Analysis of the Theology of Karl Barth and its Significance for the Belhar Confession.DDC classification:
  • 234.1/66 22
LOC classification:
  • BV845
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  • online - EBSCO
Online resources: Summary: Christian confessions are usually seen as statements of faith which has no relationship Other politics. The result is a tendency to view these documents as theological but not political. This study discusses this misconception but adds that although these documents are not to be perceived as political per se, that they can nonetheless not ignore the political contexts from which they emerge. Two confesional documents are discussed to illustrate the point, viz the Barmen Theological Declaration ...

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Christian confessions are usually seen as statements of faith which has no relationship Other politics. The result is a tendency to view these documents as theological but not political. This study discusses this misconception but adds that although these documents are not to be perceived as political per se, that they can nonetheless not ignore the political contexts from which they emerge. Two confesional documents are discussed to illustrate the point, viz the Barmen Theological Declaration ...