Preaching with Barth

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In this course students will have the opportunity to reflect upon the task of Christian proclamation using Karl Barth as theological guide and interlocutor. After a review of the major contours of Barth's theological discoveries, we shall examine examples of Barth's preaching from his earliest sermons as a young pastor to his last sermons in the Basel prison. Students will then design, preach, and evaluate sermons that exemplify the results of their conversation with Barth on preaching. They will also have an opportunity to put Barth in conversation with one contemporary homiletician in order to show his significance for contemporary preachers