A Pastoral Proposal for an Evangelical Theology of Freedom
Author | : Albert J.D. Walsh |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2013-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781621896630 |
ISBN-13 | : 1621896633 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In concluding the series of lectures given while he made his first and only visit to the U.S., Dr. Karl Barth expressed his hope to see a theology of freedom for humanity originating from the U.S. As a respectful response to the expressed hope of Karl Barth, Albert Walsh presents this essay as a pastoral proposal on the subject of freedom from the point of view of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Walsh presents both biblical and theological foundations for a theology of freedom, which he calls "graced-freedom," contending that this is that transcendent freedom that God alone confers and sustains as a freedom for humanity.