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Karl Barth on the Trinity: A Family Resemblance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2009

Timothy Bradshaw
Affiliation:
Trinity College, Stoke Hill, Bristol BS9 1JP

Extract

This article seeks to define one important way in which idealist thought, for which Edward Caird will serve as spokesman, can help us understand Barth's doctrine of the essential Trinity. It is hoped that this will in particular clarify the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and help qualify some recent criticism levelled at Barth's teaching. The treatment falls into two parts, the first expository, the second analytical.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 1986

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