I am looking for input. I cannot afford to spend a lot of money on Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics. Is there anything else that is good?
When I go to the webpage with Karl Barth - Church Dogmatics Collection, it says that this is available with Verbum Cloud. I don't subscribe to Verbum Cloud, but it says that the first month is free.
https://www.logos.com/product/5758/barths-church-dogmatics
Is there anything else that is good?
https://www.logos.com/product/125390/credo
What is your goal? Are you looking to learn about Karl Barth, or read something else that he wrote? Is this just for your own curiosity, or for a seminary assignment?
My old pastor always used to recommend Barth's Dogmatics in Outline, but that is not available in Logos. It's a short book, based on a series of lectures, useful as a snapshot of his magnum opus. It is available in Kindle and it's pretty cheap there.
I've got a suggestion on Feedbear for it in Logos if you (or anyone else) want to vote for it:
https://feedback.faithlife.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/dogmatics-in-outline
Also, Barth's Epistle to the Romans is "considered the fundamental text for fully understanding Barthianism" (according to the product description). Logos does have that (finally -- after much badgering by me and others).
My advisor said, "To truly understand the theology of the 4 canonical Gospels as the true Word of God you need to understand Karl Barth, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Adolf von Harnack, and Rudolf Bultmann. Barth is of utmost importance and Harnack gives an ultimate ideological portrait of the Gospels." I am not sure just trying to get my foot in the door.
You could try Reading the Gospels with Karl Barth. I haven't read it, but its contributors include several names I highly respect: Richard Bauckham, Jürgen Moltmann, Fleming Rutledge.
From what I've heard, getting to truly understand Barth can be a lifetime's work. So you might really only be able to dip your toes in.
Sorry there's not really a substitute for Dogmatics. I know sometimes it has been on sale at good prices. It is worth the money and also the time to read it.
This is a good little volume that gives a preview of Barth's thought:
As Rosy mentioned, Dogmatics in Outline is good but not available in Logos.
I don't particularly recommend Romans unless you have a specific need for it. Save the money towards Dogmatics.
I liked this introduction to Barth:
https://www.logos.com/product/49798/barth-for-armchair-theologians
Beyond that, be careful with secondary works summarizing or reviewing Barth. Sadly, I have found many of them are wildly inaccurate.
Listen to Sean. He would know. He is Barth's Church Dogmatics. [:D]
Depending on how big your library is, once in awhile when you're looking at one of his books or a collection, you can scroll down to "This title is included in the following collections" and find a bargain or a Legacy Library bargain.
Good suggestion!
It looks like the most economical Legacy Library that contains Barth's Church Dogmatics is Logos 6 Reformed Gold Legacy Library. It's not "cheap" by any stretch of the imagination, but if you already own a bunch of the stuff in it, your dynamic price could make it quite reasonable. And if you compare that with your price for Church Dogmatics by itself (which I think is $194.99 since you likely don't have any of the volumes yet), then it might be worth it, especially considering what else you'd be getting too.
As a systematic theologian, this is my favorite base package of all FaithLife has ever offered. I highly recommend it to any serious student of the subject. Tons of good stuff.
Listen to Sean. He would know. He is Barth's Church Dogmatics.
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