Karl Barth and Radical Politics
George Hunsinger
Cascade Books, an Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers
Karl Barth was one of the most important Christian theologians of the 
twentieth century, but his political views have often not been taken 
sufficiently into account. Beginning with a representative early essay 
by Karl Barth, this volume proceeds with essays by Friedrich-Wilhelm 
Marquardt, Helmut Gollwitzer, Hermann Diem, Dieter Schellong, Joseph 
Bettis, and George Hunsinger. These contributions engage both the 
relationship of Barth's theology to his socialist politics as well as 
Marquardt's analysis. This new edition expands upon the earlier one by 
adding three new essays by Hunsinger on Barth's theology and its 
relevance for human rights, liberation theology, and the theories of 
Rene Girard on violence and scapegoating. Hunsinger has extended the 
discussion as well as deepened our insight into how theology can speak 
meaningfully about fundamental issues of human need.
