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CONTENTS vii ix Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations 1 Introduction Part I. Part I. Karl Barth’s Theology of Culture Karl Barth’s Theology of Culture 1. Geistproblem and Kulturproblem 29 Barth’s Response to Schleiermacher 2. “Serious” Questions about “True Words” in Culture 55 Barth’s Approach to Culture in CD IV/3 3. Re-Creation and Recreation 83 Barth’s Eschatological Perspective on Culture 4. Encounter in Freedom, Unity in Play 115 Barth’s Hermeneutic of Culture Part II. Part II. Toward a Barthian Theology of Popular Culture Toward a Barthian Theology of Popular Culture 5. Affirmation or Abomination 145 Barth and Popular Entertainment 6. Summoned to Play Properly 179 Honest Work and the Theologian of Popular Culture 7. “(Titles Are Hard)” 201 Honest Work and the Task of Popular Entertainment 257 Bibliography 265 Index v [13.59.218.147] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 05:16 GMT) For Victor Otto (1931–2012) Marilyn Otto (1931–2001) Christina DeCou (1985–2004) vii ...

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