Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection.

Louisville, KY Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. Paperback Fortieth Anniversary Edition (2004); First Printing Thus indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fortieth Anniversary Edition (2004); First Printing Thus indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Five pages show UNDERLINING IN PENCIL, sprase and light and two leaves at the author's note for the Fortieth Anniversary Edition show some crinkliness due to exposure to moisture. Else, Fine in Wraps: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only the noted imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 1.25 inches). lxxiv, 332 pages. Extensive Bibliography and Index. Forward for this edition by Hermann Haring. Translated by Thomas Collins, Edmund E. Tolk, and David Granskou, Edward Quinn and Katharina Gustavs. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. Trade Paperback. Hans Küng (1928 – 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. Küng was ordained a priest in 1954, joined the faculty of the University of Tübingen in 1960, and served as a theological adviser during the Second Vatican Council. In 1978, after he rejected the doctrine of papal infallibility, he was not allowed to continue teaching as a Catholic theologian, but he remained at Tübingen as a professor of ecumenical theology until he retired with the title professor emeritus in 1996. He remained a Catholic priest until his death. This groundbreaking study--acclaimed as a model for ecumenical discussion--has become a classic work. Looking at the doctrine of justification as understood by the Protestant theologian Karl Barth in comparison to classic Roman Catholic theology, Kung found that the two had similar ideas about the main elements of justification. He argued there is fundamental agreement between Catholicism and Barth's doctrine and that the somewhat divergent viewpoints "would not warrant a division in the Church." This anniversary edition now features a new essay assessing Kung's work in light of contemporary ecumenical dialogues between Roman Catholics and Protestants.