<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Radical New Testament disciples may benefit from placing the 16th century South German Anabaptist theologian Pilgram Marpeck in conversation with the 20th century Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth. Marpeck and Barth will enrich ecumenical Christfollowers within both the Reformed and the Free Church traditions even as they remain confessional. Our particular effort is to construct a soteriology grounded in discipleship through correlating the coinherent work of the Word with the Spirit in revelation, through placing human agency within a divinely granted response to the gracious sovereignty of God, and through providing a holistic doctrine of individual and communal life in union with Christ.</p></abstract>

Radical New Testament disciples may benefit from placing the 16th century South German Anabaptist theologian Pilgram Marpeck in conversation with the 20th century Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth. Marpeck and Barth will enrich ecumenical Christfollowers within both the Reformed and the Free Church traditions even as they remain confessional. Our particular effort is to construct a soteriology grounded in discipleship through correlating the coinherent work of the Word with the Spirit in revelation, through placing human agency within a divinely granted response to the gracious sovereignty of God, and through providing a holistic doctrine of individual and communal life in union with Christ.

Toward Radical New Testament Discipleship

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Radical New Testament disciples may benefit from placing the 16th century South German Anabaptist theologian Pilgram Marpeck in conversation with the 20th...

Toward Radical New Testament Discipleship

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 91 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0024

Keywords
Karl Barth, Pilgram Marpeck, discipleship, grace, radical, unity, Word

© 2017 Malcolm B. Yarnell III, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Toward Radical New Testament Discipleship

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 91 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0024

KeywordsKarl Barth, Pilgram Marpeck, discipleship, grace, radical, unity, Word

© 2017 Malcolm B. Yarnell III, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Karl Barth, Pilgram Marpeck, discipleship, grace, radical, unity, Word