Tag Archives: Karl Barth

The Irrelevant Repentance of Judas

Posted on 14 April 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

This death was not what Judas intended. He did not intend the condemnation of Jesus on capital charges. He did not intend the handing over of Israel’s Messiah to Pontius Pilate. He did not intend the cross. Whatever his reasons … Continue reading →

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The Greed of Judas and the Prodigality of Mary

Posted on 13 April 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Judas Iscariot does not speak many words in the gospels, but his personal presence is mani­fest. He is the apostle who betrayed his Lord. Judas’ historical contribution to the death of Jesus was actually quite limited, being but the pebble … Continue reading →

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Judas Iscariot: Apostle to the Reprobate

Posted on 10 April 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he contin­ued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom … Continue reading →

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Preaching the Gospel of Predestination

Posted on 20 October 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

How can the Church recover the preaching of predestination? It seems an impossibility. When treated abstractly, as an explanation of why some are saved and others are not, predestination must always function as an existential threat to our personhood and … Continue reading →

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Hartian Illuminations: Transcendence Beyond Negation and the Analogy of Being

Posted on 22 January 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In this series of “illuminations” I will be citing passages that I have found particularly instructive from the essays collected in The Hidden and the Manifest, followed by a question or brief comment. I hope they will generate good discussion. “I … Continue reading →

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The Greed of Judas and the Prodigality of Mary of Bethany

Posted on 31 October 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Judas Iscariot does not speak many words in the gospels, but his personal presence is manifest. He is the apostle who betrayed his Lord. Judas’ historical contribution to the death of Jesus was actually quite limited, being but the pebble … Continue reading →

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Judas Iscariot: Apostle to the Reprobate

Posted on 25 October 2016 by Fr Aidan Kimel

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom … Continue reading →

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Karl Barth, Valhalla, and the Feasting of Heaven

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel

A Twitter discussion last week directed me to an article on Karl Barth and the afterlife. Barth apparently rejected all notions of afterlife, identifying them as a pursuing of “pagan dreams of good times after death.” No Elysium. No Valhalla. … Continue reading →

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