{"product_id":"emil-brunner-isbn-9780470670552","title":"Emil Brunner","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEmil Brunner: A Reappraisal,\u003c\/i\u003e renowned theologian Alister E. McGrath presents a comprehensive intellectual history of Emil Brunner, the highly influential Swiss theologian who was instrumental in shaping modern Protestant theology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores Brunner’s theological development and offers a critical engagement of his theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the role that Brunner played in shaping the characteristics of dialectical theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the complex and shifting personal and professional relationship between Brunner and Barth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into the reasons for Brunner’s contemporary neglect in theological scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the only book-length study of Brunner’s works and significance in the English language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Translations and Editions xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Emil Brunner: The Origins of a Theological Mind, 1914–1924 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Studies at Zurich 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePastoral Ministry and Contacts in England 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Swiss Crisis of Identity, 1914–1919 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner and Dialectical Theology: The Origins of an Ambivalent Relationship 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner in America, 1919–1920 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner, Barth, and Thurneysen: Continuing Debate 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quest for Recognition: Erlebnis, Erkenntnis und Glaube (1921–2) 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner and American Psychology of Religion 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Humanity: Reflections on Revelation and Reason (1922) 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Critique of Schleiermacher: Die Mystik und das Wort (1924) 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Making of a Dialectical Theologian 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Brunner’s Theology of Crisis: Critique and Construction, 1924–1929 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1925 Inaugural Lecture at Zurich: Revelation and Theology 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReason and Theology: An Ecclesial Engagement (1927) 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mediator: A Manifesto for Dialectical Theology (1927) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trinity: Dogma, not Kerygma 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Reception of the “Theology of Crisis” (1928) 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Reflections on the Tasks of Theology, 1929–1933 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrisis: The Rise of Ideology in Western Europe, 1920–1935 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner’s Challenge to Ideology: The “Other Task of Theology” (1929) 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting Dialectical Theology in Britain: The Word and the World (1931) 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theological Ethics: The Divine Imperative (1932) 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Problematic Liaison: Brunner and the Oxford Group 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Work of the Holy Spirit:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Copenhagen Lectures (1934) 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Natural Theology? The Barth–Brunner Debate of 1934 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Theology: A Contested Notion 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl Barth’s Views on Natural Theology, 1918–1933 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Game-Changer: The Nazi Power Grab of 1933 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner’s Public Criticism of Barth: Nature and Grace (1934) 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunner’s Later Views on Natural Theology: Revelation and Reason (1941) 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarth’s Response: No! (1934) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Brunner’s Theological Anthropology: Man in Revolt (1937) 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Theological Anthropology 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impossibility of an “Objective” Anthropology 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dependence of Humanity on God 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Contradiction” within Humanity 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Image of God and Human Identity 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanity and Evolution: The Limits of Darwinism 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Objectivity and Subjectivity in Theology: Truth as Encounter (1937) 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObject and Subject in Theology:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Context to Brunner’s Thought 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectivity and Subjectivity: Brunner’s Criticism of Existing Paradigms 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercoming the Object-Subject Impasse: Brunner’s Strategy 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Implications of Brunner’s Notion of “Truth as Encounter” 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica: The Call to Princeton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Seminary, 1937–1939 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Consolidation: Brunner’s Vision for Post-War Theological Reconstruction 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Brunner’s Vision for the Christian Community: The Church, State, and Culture 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ideological Origins of Totalitarianism 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Antidote to Totalitarianism: The Renewal of Natural Law 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Theological Reconstruction: Revelation and Reason (1941) 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Christian State: A Modest Theological Proposal 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRediscovering the Church as Community: Brunner’s Ecclesiology 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Teacher and Preacher: Brunner as a Public Intellectual 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRector of the University of Zurich, 1942–1943 206 The Catechist: Our Faith (1935) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fraumünster Sermons: Brunner as Preacher 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Public Lecturer: The Scandal of Christianity 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Education: Brunner’s Dogmatics 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTokyo: Brunner’s Engagement with Asia 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Illness and Death 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Legacy: The Contemporary Significance of Emil Brunner’s Theology 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reformed Tradition: A Richer Range of Possibilities 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Theology of Nature: The Basis of Natural Law, Theology, and Science 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Engagement: The Theological Foundations of Apologetics 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonalism: The Defence of Relational Identity 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trinity: A Plea for Theological Modesty 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks by Emil Brunner Cited in This Study 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 242\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“McGrath has written an excellent account of Brunner's theology that should, if history be kind, spark a renewed interest and consideration of Brunner as a significant theologian for the 21st century.\u003ci\u003e”  (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom in Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlister E. McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education at King’s College London, UK, and head of its Centre for Theology, Religion, and Culture. One of the world’s leading theologians, McGrath is the author of some of the most widely used textbooks on theology, including \u003ci\u003eChristian Theology: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDuring his lifetime, Emil Brunner (1889-1966) was a highly influential and renowned theologian, instrumental in shaping the course of modern Protestant theology Yet in recent decades he has been neglected within modern theology. In this major study, Alister McGrath, himself one of the world’s leading theologians, presents an insightful reappraisal and comprehensive intellectual history of the influential Swiss thinker. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformed by wealth of innovative scholarly research, McGrath delves deeply into Brunner’s role in shaping dialectical theory, Brunner’s distinct approach to the leading theological debates of the 1930s, and his mature theological vision. McGrath also examines such topics as Brunner’s debate with Karl Barth over the question of natural theology (along with the complex relationship between the two theological giants), Brunner’s reception in the English-language world of the 1930s, and Brunner’s distinctively Swiss voice in the German-language theology of the day. Also addressed are the reasons for Brunner’s contemporary neglect in scholarly circles, his deserved place in current debates on natural theology, ethics and ecumenical reflections. Illuminating and insightful, \u003ci\u003eEmile Brunner: A Reappraisal\u003c\/i\u003e represents an invaluable scholarly contribution to our understanding of the ideas and historical significance of one of the most important theologians of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“McGrath’s consummate skills as both a theologian and an historian are masterfully at work in this penetrating and highly illuminating study arguing for the importance and continuing vital relevance to current theological and cultural debates of one of the 20th century’s largely forgotten major theological voices. Exhibiting the same sagacious understanding, balanced discernment and astute critical insight that we have come to admire and value so highly in McGrath, this intensively researched and captivating book brings together for the first time an enormous wealth of original source material yielding important new insights and contexts for a compelling reassessment and reappropriation of Brunner’s legacy. The book as such will serve not only as an inspired catalyst for renewed attention to Brunner but also as an indispensable resource base for further research, whether on Brunner himself or on the doctrinal and cultural issues that animated him and to which he continues to contribute so richly and relevantly.” \u003cb\u003ePaul Janz, King’s College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Professor McGrath offers us a brilliant reassessment of a theologian who has for long languished in the shadow of Karl Barth. It needs no less than an author with the wide-ranging skills of a theologian, intellectual historian and expert in the interface between science and religion to bring to light the neglected contribution of Emil Brunner to the theology of the twentieth century. Brunner's comprehensive vision for doctrine, theology of nature, missiology, ethics, practical theology and apologetics is exposed by an author who has himself produced formative work in all these areas. Neither simply a biography nor a mere introduction to Brunner's theology, this deeply-researched and engaging study traces the emergence of Brunner's thought in its cultural context, recognizes its flaws and yet recovers a challenge for the involvement of theology in the culture of our present time.” \u003cb\u003ePaul S. Fiddes, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“McGrath’s meticulously researched and lucid exposition and assessment of Emil Brunner’s legacy is a landmark publishing event not only for the better understanding of modern Reformed theology but also of twentieth-century theology at large.” \u003cb\u003eVeli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Fuller Theological Seminary and University of Helsinki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989123875045,"sku":"NP9780470670552","price":75.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470670552.jpg?v=1761782892","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/emil-brunner-isbn-9780470670552","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}