The Autonomy Theme in the Church Dogmatics : Karl Barth and His Critics (Paperback)

Preface; Introduction; 1. The history of the term 'autonomy'; 2. Kant and the term 'autonomy'; 3. Fichte: the Ich as first principle of philosophy; 4. Autonomy opposed to theism?; Part I. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics: 5. The background: Barth's reaction against Liberal theology; 6. Autonomy, theonomy and heteronomy in the Prolegomena; 7. Autonomy in the doctrine of Election; 8. The doctrine of Creation: against rival concepts of autonomy; 9. The doctrine of Reconciliation: correspondence and distinction between God and man; 10. Nature as distinct from grace: the Lights of the World; 11. Autonomy and Baptism: the ethical subject distinct from God; Part II. The Autonomy Theme in Barth Criticism Since 1950: 12. Barth criticism before 1968: a negative balance - Wolfhart Pannenberg; 13. Barth's positive relationship to modern autonomy: Barth criticism since 1968; 14. Autonomy and Idealism in Barth; 15. Autonomy and ontology: Eberhard Jungel; Part III. Conclusions: 16. Critical questions; 17. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.