This book engages Karl Barth’s Christological anthropology in order to provide a Christian account of identity that affirms both humanity’s universally-shared identity in Jesus and each person’s particular identities, especially regarding sex, gender, and sexuality.
This unfolds through highlighting the significance of Barth’s rejection of Natural Theology, affirmation of science, the necessity of Jesus’ embodied particularity for the universality of his person and work, and the corresponding anthropological affirmation of each person’s unique embodiment. Using Barth’s primary methodological and Christological commitments, this book remedies Barth’s inconsistencies within his ordered male/female dyad and builds on Barth’s work to provide a Christian account of identity that affirms the universal humanity and unique particularity of persons within and outside of the cisgendered heteronormative male/female dyad, thus creating a shared starting point for Christians in conversations of ethics.
Offering Barth’s Christological anthropology as a corrective to both essentialism and subjectivism, and as a meaningful resource for re-thinking identity, this book will be of interest to scholars in Religious Studies and Theology, Anthropology and Gender Studies.
This book engages Karl Barth’s Christological anthropology in order to provide a Christian account of identity that affirms both humanity’s universally-shared identity in Jesus and each person’s particular identities, especially regarding sex, gender, and sexuality.
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Basics of Barths Theology
Chapter 2 The Logic of Barths Christological Anthropology
Chapter 3 The Particular Identity of God: Jesus of Nazareth as True God
Chapter 4 The Universal Identity of Humanity: Jesus Christ as True Human
Chapter 5 Barth and Beyond: Identity, identities, and a Christian
Understanding of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Conclusion
Bibliography
Rev. Dr. Taylor Telford is a scholar and pastor in Washington, USA. She earned her M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, USA and Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews, UK. Alongside teaching and pastoring, she enjoys exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
