Although Karl Barth showed some reservations especially against the Geneva ecumenism, by his theology of God's word he established a contribution to an ecumenical perspective which has actually not yet been taken up. God's word has to remain God's word. The church cannot dispose freely of God's word but remains in need of being addressed time and again by this word. It is a fundamental part of the liberty of the church to stay first and foremost open towards God's word. Consequently, the efforts devoted to the survival of the church have to be redirected to a concentration on a timely actualization of its mission. The church has to bear witness not to itself but to the "sound of the Easter morning" perceivable even today. The unity of the church, characterized by reciprocal diversity, becomes an incidental by-product of its vital focus on God's word.
Enthalten in:
Evangelische Theologie; 2015/6 Zweimonatsschrift
(2015)
Serie / Reihe: Evangelische Theologie
Personen: Weinrich, Michael
Weinrich, Michael:
¬Das¬ Wort Gottes und die Ökumene : ein Rekonstruktionsversuch der Theologie Karl Barths in weiterführender Absicht / Michael Weinrich, 2015. - S.420-434 - (Evangelische Theologie)
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