tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25190947.post114533560751296926..comments2023-10-28T03:26:35.948-05:00Comments on Catholic in the Third Millennium: Summary of Barth's view on ElectionDan Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15610718122774026303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25190947.post-1145376934473746972006-04-18T11:15:00.000-05:002006-04-18T11:15:00.000-05:00For the Catholic reader, Barth's take on the sacra...For the Catholic reader, Barth's take on the sacraments can be very frustrating. He very famously argued against infant baptism in a brief essay toward the end of his life. But as he was never able to finish Volume IV of the Dogmatics the world really never got to see where he would go with his implications in the area of the sacraments beyond some intriguing hints. <BR/><BR/>That being said, he did give his essay on Baptism the subtitle "Baptism as the Foundation of the Christian Life." For Barth the Christian life is only possible in union with Christ.Dan Dunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610718122774026303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25190947.post-1145348328872803302006-04-18T03:18:00.000-05:002006-04-18T03:18:00.000-05:00What is the sacramental role of baptism for Barth ...What is the sacramental role of baptism for Barth when discussing the elect community? Are the elect all the baptised community or all men elect in the man Jesus Christ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com