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This book examines the speculative core of Karl Barth's theology, reconsidering the relationship between theory and practice in Barth's thinking. A consequence of this reconsideration is the recognition that Barth's own account of his theological development is largely correct. Sigurd Baark draws heavily on the philosophical tradition of German Idealism, arguing that an important part of what makes Barth a speculative theologian is the way his thinking is informed by the nexus of self-consciousness, reason and, freedom, which was mostfully developed by Kant, Fichte, and Hegel. The book provides a new interpretation of Barth's theology, and shows how a speculative understanding of theology is useful in today's intellectual climate.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70793-8

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Introduction

Baark Sigurd

1-6

The speculative aspect

Baark Sigurd

7-29

Kant's critical philosophy

Baark Sigurd

33-68

Fichte and Hegel on knowledge and self-consciousness

Baark Sigurd

69-111

The early dialectical theology of Barth and Thurneysen

Baark Sigurd

115-170

The form of Barth's speculative theology

Baark Sigurd

171-229

Barth's speculative theology and the kirchliche Dogmatik

Baark Sigurd

231-278

Conclusion

Baark Sigurd

279-283