Barth on being in the world before God: What the Römerbrief allows us to specify in the Dogmatik

Abstract

The essay offers a new perspective on Barth’s Römerbrief. It aims to challenge interpretations that consider this work secondary (or even unsuccessful) within the entirety of Barth’s thought, especially when compared to the accomplished structure of his Dogmatik. The article scrutinizes Barth’s critique of the analogia entis in the Dogmatik to reveal how, in the Römerbrief, Barth addresses the more fundamental question of being-in-the-world and explores the connection between the Seinsfrage and Revelation.