巴特神學中的啟示與歷史（1910-1939）

Abstract

As many great theologians' works have indicated, Christian faith has a close yet complex connection with history. Tracing development of this theme through early stage (1910-1939) of 20th century Protestant theologian Karl Barth's academic career, this study endeavors to investigate his concept of in light of its relationship with revelation, and indicates Barth's emphasis on inner history in his liberal years, negative concept of history in shadow of utterly transcendent revelation in 1920s (represented by his Romerbrief [second edition]), and attribution of historicity to revelation in 1930s (represented by first three half volumes of his Church Dogmatics). Different from conventional wisdom that understands Barth as an unhistorical or even anti-historical theologian, this study argues that, despite tendency to demarcate revelation and because of intention to safeguard transcendence of revelation in his Romerbrief period, since publication of Church Dogmatics, due to his emphasis on Incarnation, Barth has become willing to acknowledge place of and indeed affirmed historicity of revelation. Only when reality of is confirmed can revelation which has entered be said to be certain and concrete. Therefore, it is in attempt to maintain transcendence of revelation that Barth attributes positiveness to history; this should be appreciated by those who study Barth. However, present writer points out that, despite his affirmation of reality of the entirety of general history, Barth fails to put enough stress on the concrete content and development of secular history, so that concreteness of has to some extent been abstracted. Apart from concrete content of not only Barth’s doctrine of revelation becomes theoretical and abstract, but also reality of which he has taken so much labor to establish, will be jeopardized. Therefore, question whether can have its own suffcient value independent of revelation is worth pondering.