Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection

Now forty years since its original publication Hans Kungs groundbreaking study--acclaimed as a model for ecumenical discussion--has become a classic work. Looking at the doctrine of justification as understood by the Protestant theologian Karl Barth in comparison to classic Roman Catholic theology Kung found that the two had similar ideas about the main elements of justification. He argued there is fundamental agreement between Catholicism and Barths doctrine and that the somewhat divergent viewpoints would not warrant a division in the Church. This anniversary edition now features a new essay assessing Kungs work in light of contemporary ecumenical dialogues between Roman Catholics and Protestants.