Book Notices -- By: Anonymous

Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 121:484 (Oct 1964)
Article: Book Notices
Author: Anonymous


Book Notices

God Here And Now. By Karl Barth. New York: Harper & Row, 1964. 108 pp. $3.75.

This book is a collection of seven lectures by Barth delivered over the past fifteen years which present his views on a variety of subjects. Two of them deal with humanism which for Barth means the humanity of God in the incarnate God-man. Another chapter presents twelve theses concerning the authority of the Bible which, when boiled down, presents his view that the Bible becomes the Word of God and it is a book which is not free from errors. Other chapters discuss the ecumenical movement, the church, and ethics.

There is nothing really new from Barth in these lectures, but the volume presents a convenient overview of his thinking in important areas. The unreasonably high price of the book in relation to its length restricts its usefulness.

C. C. Ryrie

Karl Barth And Evangelicalism. By Cornelius Van Til. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1964. 33 pp. $.60.

Professor Van Til is well known for his opposition to the new modernism of Karl Barth, but heretofore his arguments have been contained in books which are difficult for the layman to understand. Such is not the case in this booklet, for in it the author states and criticizes neo-orthodoxy as clearly and simply as it can be done. He demolishes every supposed reason why Barth might be considered an evangelical and concludes that what Barth would like to think of as a new evangelicalism is in reality the new modernism. (Of course, Van Til’s use of the term new evangelicalism has no relation to its current use as a designation for a movement within conservative Christianity). The author shows clearly and concisely what Barth means by the Word, the incarnation and history, and that his doctrines are not the same as taught by orthodoxy.

This is one of the best booklets on Barthianism in print and ought to have the widest reading.

C. C. Ryrie

The Christian World Of C. S Lewis. By Clyde S. Kilby. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964. 216 pp. $4.50.

C.S. Lewis has undoubtedly left a lasting imprint upon the twentieth century. His passing on November 22, 1963, was unfortunately obscured by the world shock at the assassination of President Kennedy on the same date. His works, however, will continue to inspire, challenge, and provoke those who read them.

For those who are unable or unwilling to read all of C. S. Lewis’ numerous works, this volume will provide a most readable and enjoyable summary of his contributions.

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