tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post114889214552840728..comments2024-03-12T03:53:57.725-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: For the Love of God (6): Why I love John WebsterBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148994374094313322006-05-30T09:06:00.000-04:002006-05-30T09:06:00.000-04:00Webster has yet to produce a systematic theology, ...Webster has yet to produce a systematic theology, so the best place to begin is with his essays, collected thus far in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0567030660/sr=8-2/qid=1148993922/ref=sr_1_2/104-9816025-9248748?%5Fencoding=UTF8" REL="nofollow"><EM>Word and Church</EM></A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0567083772/sr=8-1/qid=1148993972/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9816025-9248748?%5Fencoding=UTF8" REL="nofollow"><EM>Confessing God</EM></A>. (You can read my review of <I>Confessing God</I> on Amazon.com.) These are excellent essay collections, and I turn to them time and again. His two dogmatic works are <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802822150/qid=1148994050/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9816025-9248748?s=books&v=glance&n=283155" REL="nofollow"><EM>Holiness</EM></A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521538467/qid=1148994050/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-9816025-9248748?s=books&v=glance&n=283155" REL="nofollow"><EM>Holy Scripture</EM></A>, and I recommend them both. They are quite accessible, and if the topics interest you theologically, you may wish to begin there.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the bulk of his work consists in explications of Barth's theology. If you wish to read his stuff on Barth, you should begin with his book simply titled, <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0826474632/qid=1148994150/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/104-9816025-9248748?s=books&v=glance&n=283155" REL="nofollow"><EM>Barth</EM></A>.David W. Congdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009330707703611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148980531767705622006-05-30T05:15:00.000-04:002006-05-30T05:15:00.000-04:00Thanks for a brilliant post! He's also written the...Thanks for a brilliant post! He's also written the book on Barth in Continuum's Outstanding Christian Thinker series.<BR/><BR/>Talking of Barth, has there ever been a great documentary or biopic?David Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336069872848288062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148972808632328572006-05-30T03:06:00.000-04:002006-05-30T03:06:00.000-04:00Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch (2003) is also s...<I>Holy Scripture: A Dogmatic Sketch</I> (2003) is also short - less than 150 pages - but half that much and it would still be worth the price of admission: there is no fat on Webster's prose, it's lean and always hits you right on the nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148964363063344602006-05-30T00:46:00.000-04:002006-05-30T00:46:00.000-04:00Anon, if you want something short, try Holiness, t...Anon, if you want something short, try <I>Holiness</I>, though others who have read more might suggest otherwise.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148956632967028752006-05-29T22:37:00.000-04:002006-05-29T22:37:00.000-04:00Being new to Webster, what book would anyone recom...Being new to Webster, what book would anyone recommend I start with to become more familiar with his stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1148925171753264102006-05-29T13:52:00.000-04:002006-05-29T13:52:00.000-04:00Thank you, D.W. Webster does it for me too. That...Thank you, D.W. <BR/><BR/>Webster does it for me too. That he intends a systematics is great news - and that it should be under way within five years will soften the blow of hitting sixty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com