Title Christ, Power and Mammon : Karl Barth and John Howard Yoder in Dialogue

Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (309 pages) Series T & T Clark theology T & T Clark theology. Contents Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Karl Barth's Theology of the Powers; I. The powers in 'Justification and Justice'; A. The christological sphere of the powers; B. The powers' angelic mode of being; C. Demonization and providence; II. The powers in Barth's Doctrine of Creation; A. 'Powers of Order in the Covenant and Grace': The service of heaven; B. The power(s) of nothingness; III. The lordless powers; 2 John Howard Yoder's Exousiology; I. Yoder's Paul -- Arriving at 'the structural question' via Niebuhr and Berkhof A. An alternative to Niebuhrian realismB. Pauline exousiology: Berkhof and Yoder; II. Created and fallen powers; A. The givenness of power-structures; B. The powers as 'created' and 'fallen' structures; C. Creaturely powers or 'orders of creation'; 3 Barth and Yoder: Eschatology as the End of 'Worldly' Power(s); I. Barth on eschatological fulfilment, Christ's prophecy, and the 'lordless powers'; A. The grace of the 'time between the times'; B. Christ's prophetic presence and the power(s) of 'falsehood'; C. The lordless powers; II. Yoder's exousiology and the regnum Christi A. Cullmann and the regnum ChristiB. Cosmic-historical lordship and ecclesial headship; III. Exousiology and ecclesiology: or, power(s) and confession; A. Knowledge/ignorance as (subjective) freedom/captivity; B. Confession in the world; 4 The Pre-Eminence of Leviathan and Mammon; I. Leviathan and Constantine? Political power and the power of the state; A. Barth on the spirit of Leviathan; B. Yoder on Constantinian power(s); C. Barth and Yoder on political power(s); II. Towards a theology of Mammon: Barth and Yoder in dialogue; A. Barth on Mammon; B. Yoder and liberation (theology) 5 Naming and ResistanceI. Ellul and Stringfellow on money as Mammon; A. Jacques Ellul: Mammon as money; B. Stringfellow on the social corruption of Mammon; II. Faith beyond ideology? Barth, socialism and the vulnerability of resistance; A. The problem, restated; B. The theo-logic of Barth's 'socialist speeches'; III. Final remarks: Katrina and disaster/capitalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Scripture References Summary Thisbook examines the role of the New Testament concept of the 'principalities andpowers' in the thought of Karl Barth and John Howard Yoder, showing how thisbiblical concept of power is central to the fundamental theological convictionsof each thinker. Prather offers a scholarly account of the underexploredtheological and ethical import of a major biblical theme and the book addressesquestions and concerns from a wide range of academic and lay theologicalinterest. He brings Barth and Yoder into dialogue here and examines the threecrucial areas: the 'confessional' distinction of church and wor Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Barth, Karl, 1886-1968. Yoder, John Howard Jesus Christ -- Person and offices SUBJECT Barth, Karl, 1886-1968 fast Jesus Christ fast Yoder, John Howard fast Subject Power (Christian theology) -- Biblical teaching Power (Christian theology) -- History of doctrines -- 20th century Powers (Christian theology) -- Biblical teaching Powers (Christian theology) -- History of doctrines -- 20th century Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology. Christology Power (Christian theology) -- Biblical teaching Power (Christian theology) -- History of doctrines Powers (Christian theology) -- Biblical teaching Wealth -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Form Electronic book ISBN 9780567110435 0567110435 9781472551139 1472551133 056714691X 9780567146915 9780567599230 056759923X

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