Background to McCormack's TF Torrance Lectures

Steve Holmes is very kindly posting on Bruce McCormack's TF Torrance Lectures (new name for SJT lectures) from earlier this month - (1), (2), (3). I thought it might be helpful to put this in the context of the debate McCormack is having with Paul Molnar. 

(updated January 2010)

Bruce McCormack, ‘Grace and Being: The Role of God’s Gracious Election in Karl Barth’s Theological Ontology’ in John Webster, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth (Cambridge University Press, 2000), pp. 92–110.

Paul Molnar, Divine Freedom and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity: In Dialogue with Karl Barth and Contemporary Theology (T & T Clark, 2002)

Kevin Hector 'God’s Triunity and Self-Determination: A Conversation with Karl Barth, Bruce McCormack and Paul Molnar', IJST 7.3 (2005), 246-261

Bruce McCormack, 'Karl Barth’s Christology as a Resource for a Reformed Version of Kenoticism', IJST 8.3 (2006), 243-251

Paul Molnar, 'The Trinity, Election and God’s Ontological Freedom: A Response to Kevin W. Hector', IJST 8.3 (2006), 294-306

Edwin Chr van Driel, Karl Barth on the Eternal Existence of Jesus Christ', Scottish Journal of Theology 60 (2007)

Bruce McCormack, 'Seek God Where He May be Found: A Response to Edwin Chr Van Driel', Scottish Journal of Theology 60 (2007)

Paul Molnar, 'Can the Electing God Be God without Us? Some Implications of Bruce McCormack’s Understanding of Barth’s Doctrine of Election for the Doctrine of the Trinity', Neue Zeitschrift fur systematische Theologie 49.2 (2007), 199-222

Bruce McCormack, Orthodox and Modern: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth (Baker, 2008)

George Hunsinger, 'Election and the Trinity: Twenty Five Theses on the Theology of Karl Barth', Modern Theology 24 (2008)

Paul Molnar, 'Review: Matthias Gockel, Barth and Schleiermacher on the Doctrine of Election: A Systematic Theological Comparison', IJST 11 (2009)

Paul Molnar, 'Orthodox and modern: just how modern was Barth's later theology?', Theology Today 67.1 (April 2010)

Bruce McCormack, 'Let's speak plainly: a response to Paul Molnar', Theology Today 67.1 (April 2010)

Bruce McCormack, 'Election and the Trinity: Theses in Response to George Hunsinger', Scottish Journal of Theology 63 (April 2010)

Paul Molnar, 'Can Jesus' Dvinity Be Recognised as "Definitive, Authentic and Essential" When Grounded in Election? Some Dogmatic Implications of Bruce McCormack's Correction of Barth's Earlier Christology', Neue Zeitschrift fur systematische Theologie (forthcoming)

 

Comments

[Jordan]

There's one more in that mix: Bruce McCormack, "Seek God where he may be found: a response to Edwin Chr. Van
Driel," in Scottish Journal of Theology 60/1 (2007), 62–79. This is what Molnar's latest article is responding to