Karl Barth regarding Election and Israel: For Jewish-Christian Mutuality in Interreligious Context

Author: Chung, Paul S.

Source: Journal of Reformed Theology, Volume 4, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 23-41(19)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

Can Barth's theology contribute to the development of post-Shoa theology? It is argued in the North American context that Barth remains tied to a Christian tradition of anti-Semitism. Scholars committed to renewal of Jewish-Christian relations learn from the radical legacy of Barth's theology of Israel while at the same time critically distancing themselves from his limitations. This paper attempts to analyze Barth's theology of election and Israel for the sake of Jewish-Christian mutuality and its implications for interreligious peace.

Keywords: Dabru Emet; Anti-Semitism; election of Israel and Christ's reconciliation; God's faithfulness to Israel; grafting model; F.-W. Marquardt; post-Shoah theology; peace with Islam

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156973110X495612

Affiliations: 1: Luther Seminary, St Paul, Email: pchung001@luthersem.edu

Publication date: 2010-05-01