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Barth’s most accessible books, for newcomers to his thought:
Evangelical Theology: An Introduction
Deliverance to the Captives (Sermons to prisoners at Basel)
Church Dogmatics [Abridged] (A selection of key sections by Helmut Gollwitzer)
Barth’s most important books:
Church Dogmatics [Complete] (14 volumes, Hendrickson hardback edition 2010; Latin and Greek texts are not translated in this edition, but it is usually the cheapest option for obtaining the whole set.)
T&T Clark Study Edition in 31 volumes (translates Greek and Latin texts):
“The Doctrine of the Word of God” — Volume I, in two parts: Volume I/1 §1-7; Volume I/1 §8-12; Volume I/2 §13-15; Volume I/2 §16-18; Volume I/2 §19-21; Volume I/2 §22-24
“The Doctrine of God” — Volume II, in two parts: Volume II/1 §25-27; Volume II/1 §28-30; Volume II/1 §31; Volume II/2 §32-33; Volume II/2 §34-35; Volume II/2 §36-39
“The Doctrine of Creation — Volume III, in four parts: Volume III/1 §40-42; Volume III/2 §43-44; Volume III/2 §45-46; Volume III/2 §47; Volume III/3 §48-49; Volume III/3 §50-51; Volume III/4 §52-54; Volume III/4 §55-56
“The Doctrine of Reconciliation” — Volume IV, in four parts: Volume IV/1 §57-59; Volume IV/1 §60; Volume IV/1 §61-63; Volume IV/2 §64; Volume IV/2 §65-66; Volume IV/2 §67-68; Volume IV/3.1 §69; Volume IV/3.2 §70-71; Volume IV/3.2 §72-73; Volume IV/4 (fragment) §75
General index: Volume V General Index
The Epistle to the Romans (Der Römerbrief, German Edition)
Anselm: Fides Quaerens Intellectum
The Christian Life (The “ethics of reconciliation”; fragments from lecture notes which would have made up Church Dogmatics volume IV/4)
Sermons:
The Early Preaching of Karl Barth (Fourteen sermons with commentary by by William H. Willimon)
A Unique Time of God: Karl Barth’s WWI Sermons
Commentaries:
Christ and Adam: Man and Humanity in Romans 5
A Shorter Commentary on Romans
Witness to the Word: A Commentary on John 1
Homiletics (Thoughts on sermon preparation)
Confessions/Creeds:
Theology of the Reformed Confessions
Learning Jesus Christ Through the Heidelberg Catechism
The Knowledge of God and the Service of God According to the Teaching of the Reformation
The Heidelberg Catechism for Today
Historical Theology:
The Theology of Schleiermacher
Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century
Lectures and other notable works:
The Resurrection of the Dead (1 Cor. 15)
The Word of God and the Word of Man
The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
Against the Stream (Political writings)
Final Testimonies (Barth’s final public and written words)
Revolutionary Theology in the Making (Barth-Thurneysen correspondence)
Ad Limina Apostolorum: An Appraisal of Vatican II
Karl Barth once (allegedly) remarked to a student, “I haven’t even read everything I wrote!” It’s staggering just how much he produced in his lifetime, and not only in quantity but with a remarkable quality.
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Classic studies:
Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and Autobiographical Texts by Eberhard Busch
Barth’s Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology by Bruce McCormack
How to Read Karl Barth by George Hunsinger
God’s Being is In Becoming by Eberhard Jüngel
Alpha and Omega by Robert Jenson
Karl Barth: Biblical and Evangelical Theology by Thomas F. Torrance
Karl Barth: Introduction to His Early Theology by Thomas F. Torrance
The Theology of Karl Barth by Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Justification by Hans Küng
The Triumph of Grace by G. C. Berkouwer
General introductions:
The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth ed. by John Webster
An Introduction to Barth’s Dogmatics for Preachers by Arnold B. Come
Introduction to the Theology of Karl Barth by Geoffrey W. Bromiley
The Great Passion by Eberhard Busch
Orthodox and Modern by Bruce McCormack
Reading Barth with Clarity by George Hunsinger
Disruptive Grace by George Hunsinger
Karl Barth by John Webster
Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness by Joseph Mangina
Karl Barth in Plain English by Stephen D. Morrison
Detailed analysis:
God’s Being in Reconciliation by Adam Johnson (Atonement)
Thy Word is Truth by George Hunsinger (Scripture)
Trinitarian Theology After Barth (Trinity, see my review here)
Barth’s Moral Theology by John Webster (Theological ethics)
The Analogy of Grace by Gerald McKenny (Theological ethics)
Citizenship in Heaven and on Earth by Alexander Massmann (Theological ethics)
Barth and God’s Story by David Ford (Scripture)
A Shared Mercy by Jon Coutts (Forgiveness)
Theology’s Epistemological Dilemma by Kevin Diller (Alvin Plantinga)
Karl Barth and American Evangelicalism ed. by Bruce McCormack and Clifford Anderson (Van Til)
The Resurrection in Karl Barth by Robert Dawson (The resurrection)
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Major works:
Incarnation: Person and Life of Christ
Atonement: Person and Work of Christ
Evangelical theology:
Reality and Evangelical Theology
When Christ Comes and Comes Again (Sermons)
The Apocalypse Today (Sermons)
Scottish Theology: from John Knox to John McLeod Campbell
Scientific theology:
Reality and Scientific Theology
Transformation and Convergence in the Frame of Knowledge
Christian Theology and Scientific Culture
The Ground and Grammar of Theology
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T. F. Torrance in Plain English by Stephen D. Morrison
How to Read T. F. Torrance by Elmer Colyer
The Promise of Trinitarian Theology ed. by Elmer Colyer
T. F. Torrance: An Intellectual Biography by Alister McGrath
Exploring Christology & Atonement by Andrew Purves
Thomas F. Torrance: Theologian of the Trinity by Paul D. Molnar
Theology in Transposition by Myk Habets
Trinitarian Grace and Participation by Geordie W. Ziegler
Encountering Reality by Travis M. Stevick
Flesh and Blood by Daniel Cameron
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Introductory books:
Jesus Christ for Today’s World
Power of the Powerless (sermons)
The Gospel of Liberation (sermons)
Major works:
The Church in the Power of the Spirit
The Spirit of Life: A Universal Affirmation
The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology
A Broad Place: An Autobiography
Other notable works:
The Living God and the Fullness of Life
Religion, Revolution, and the Future
Two Studies in the Theology of Bonhoeffer
Theology and Joy (partial re-print of Theology of Play)
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General Introductions:
Moltmann: Messianic Theology in the Making by Richard Bauckham
The Theology of Jürgen Moltmann by Richard Bauckham
The Kingdom and the Power by Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz
Jürgen Moltmann in Plain English by Stephen D. Morrison (2018, forthcoming)
Studies:
The Annihilation of Hell by Nicholas Ansell (read my review here)
God Will Be All in All ed. by Richard Bauckham
Pilgrimage of Love by Joy Ann McDougall
Theology as Hope by Ryan A. Neal (see my review here)
The Transformative Church by Patrick Oden (see my review here)
Embraced: Many Stories, One Destiny by Mark French Buchanan (see my review here)
God, Hope, and History by A.J. Conyers
Indwelling the Forsaken Other byJ. Matthew Bonzo
Origins of the Theology of Hope by M. Douglas Meeks
Logic of Promise in Moltmann’s Theology by Christopher Morse
Jürgen Moltmann and Evangelical Theology ed. by Sung Wook Chung (see my review here)
Future of Theology: Essays in Honor of Jürgen Moltmann ed. by Viroslav Molf
Love: The Foundation of Hope ed. by Frederic B. Burnham and Charles S. McCoy
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Major theological works:
Christian Faith (critical edition)
Brief Outline of Theology as a Field of Study
Christmas Eve Celebration: A Dialogue
On Religion (John Oman trans.)
On Religion (1799 edition, Richard Crouter trans.)
On Religion (Terrence Tice trans.)
Notable theological works:
Introduction to Christian Ethics
Selections from Schleiermacher’s Christian Ethics
Critical Essay on the Gospel of Luke
Sermons:
Philosophical Works:
Dialectic or, The Art of Doing Philosophy
Introduction to the Dialogues of Plato
Lectures on Philosophical Ethics
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