Book Description
Now forty years since its original publication, Hans Küng’s groundbreaking study acclaimed as a model for ecumenical discussion has become a classic work. Looking at the doctrine of justification as understood by the Protestant theologian Karl Barth in comparison to classic Roman Catholic theology, Küng found that the two had similar ideas about the main elements of justification. He argued there is fundamental agreement between Catholicism and Barth's doctrine and that the somewhat divergent viewpoints "would not warrant a division in the Church." This anniversary edition now features a new essay assessing Küng's work in light of contemporary ecumenical dialogues between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
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Text: English, German (translation)
About the Author
Hans Küng is President of the Global Ethic Foundation and Professor Emeritus of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Tübingen. A prolific and important contemporary theologian, he has written over fifty books including On Being a Christian, Does God Exist?, Infallible? An Inquiry, and The Church. Herman Häring is Professor of Theology at the Nijmegen Graduate School of Theology in The Netherlands. He is the author of Hans Küng: Breaking Through and editor with Karl-Josef Kuschel of Hans Küng: His Work and His Way.
Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection FROM THE PUBLISHER
Now, forty years since its original publication, Hans Kung's groundbreaking study acclaimed as a model for ecumenical discussion has become a classic work. Looking at the doctrine of justification as understood by the Protestant theologian Karl Barth in comparison to classic Roman Catholic theology, Kung found that the two had similar ideas about the main elements of justification. He argued there is fundamental agreement between Catholicism and Barth's doctrine and that the somewhat divergent viewpoints "would not warrant a division in the Church." This anniversary edition now features a new essay assessing Kung's work in light of contemporary ecumenical dialogues between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
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