This paper interrogates critical divergence in interpreting the cross and atonement between James Cone Karl Barth – their related ethics. rejects theories embraces as an interpretative symbol that speaks to suffering of Black Americans. In contrast, resists a refuses interpret separately from atonement. These divergences lead different conceptions sin, salvation, ethical response. Despite dissi...

This article examines the approach of the twentieth-century dialectical theologian, Emil Brunner (1889–1966), to the perennial theological problem of the possibility of universal salvation, a topic which has occupied the reflections of Christopher Morse, whose scholarship we honor in the present volume. Emil Brunner was Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at the University of Zürich ...

This study arises from the context of current debates in the Catholic Church on the place of rule and law in moral reasoning. I suggest that ethics may be best served by approaches that place the human subject in a teleogical context and that recognise the need for interpretation of circumstances surrounding actions to be evaluated. This is in contrast to normative rule approaches. The insights...

This research studies the scholarly communication of theologians, taking Karl Barth as a case study. Based on Hjørland's method of domain analysis and Whitley's (1984) theory of " mutual dependence " and " task uncertainty " , this paper analyzes how the degrees of mutual dependence and task uncertainty affect the theologian's information seeking and knowledge production. I hypothesize that Fis...