"...a comprehensive and commendable study that contributes to understanding Barth's position in the Kantian tradition...The final chapter is an excellent conclusion and evaluation... No scholar with an interest in Barth or the manner in which theology has dealt with Kantian problems should miss this work." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

• Preface; Introduction; 1. The history of the term 'autonomy'; 2. Kant and the term 'autonomy'; 3. Fichte: the Ich as first principle of philosophy; 4. Autonomy opposed to theism?; Part I. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics: 5. The background: Barth's reaction against Liberal theology; 6. Autonomy, theonomy and heteronomy in the Prolegomena; 7. Autonomy in the doctrine of Election; 8. The doctrine of Creation: against rival concepts of autonomy; 9. The doctrine of Reconciliation: correspondence and distinction between God and man; 10. Nature as distinct from grace: the Lights of the World; 11. Autonomy and Baptism: the ethical subject distinct from God; Part II. The Autonomy Theme in Barth Criticism Since 1950: 12. Barth criticism before 1968: a negative balance - Wolfhart Pannenberg; 13. Barth's positive relationship to modern autonomy: Barth criticism since 1968; 14. Autonomy and Idealism in Barth; 15. Autonomy and ontology: Eberhard Jüngel; Part III. Conclusions: 16. Critical questions; 17. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.

"...a comprehensive and commendable study that contributes to understanding Barth's position in the Kantian tradition...The final chapter is an excellent conclusion and evaluation... No scholar with an interest in Barth or the manner in which theology has dealt with Kantian problems should miss this work." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

• Preface; Introduction; 1. The history of the term 'autonomy'; 2. Kant and the term 'autonomy'; 3. Fichte: the Ich as first principle of philosophy; 4. Autonomy opposed to theism?; Part I. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics: 5. The background: Barth's reaction against Liberal theology; 6. Autonomy, theonomy and heteronomy in the Prolegomena; 7. Autonomy in the doctrine of Election; 8. The doctrine of Creation: against rival concepts of autonomy; 9. The doctrine of Reconciliation: correspondence and distinction between God and man; 10. Nature as distinct from grace: the Lights of the World; 11. Autonomy and Baptism: the ethical subject distinct from God; Part II. The Autonomy Theme in Barth Criticism Since 1950: 12. Barth criticism before 1968: a negative balance - Wolfhart Pannenberg; 13. Barth's positive relationship to modern autonomy: Barth criticism since 1968; 14. Autonomy and Idealism in Barth; 15. Autonomy and ontology: Eberhard Jüngel; Part III. Conclusions: 16. Critical questions; 17. Autonomy in the Church Dogmatics; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.