Andrew Burgess is Vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, Nelson, New Zealand.

'This is a splendid analysis of a curiously neglected theme in the theology of Barth, which shows the significance of the ascension in Barth’s overall presentation of the person and work of Christ in the Church Dogmatics, and engages in lively dialogue with major recent studies of the doctrine of Christ’s exaltation. It is an excellent guide not only to Barth’s thinking but also to some central preoccupations in the theology of salvation and its effectiveness in human time.' Professor John Webster, Christ Church, Oxford, UK '... Burgess offers an interesting new way of reading Barth's theology, and he rightly highlights the importance of the agency of the risen Jesus in Barth's thought. As an interpretation of Barth, then, this book is valuable...' Faith and Theology '... Burgess offers an interesting new way of reading Barth's theology... As an interpretation of Barth, then, this book is valuable.' Princeton Theological Seminary

• Contents: Introduction; Part I Karl Barth on Jesus' Ascension and Heavenly Session: The shape of Barth's theology; The doctrine of the Ascension; Ascension and the Church; Ascension and the Christian; Conclusion to Part I. Part II Dialogues: Thomas F. Torrance; Douglas Farrow: Ascension, Church, and Karl Barth; Robert Jenson: Trinity, Ascension, and Ecclesiology; Conclusion: the Ascended Lord. Bibliography; Index.

Andrew Burgess is Vicar of All Saints Anglican Church, Nelson, New Zealand.

'This is a splendid analysis of a curiously neglected theme in the theology of Barth, which shows the significance of the ascension in Barth’s overall presentation of the person and work of Christ in the Church Dogmatics, and engages in lively dialogue with major recent studies of the doctrine of Christ’s exaltation. It is an excellent guide not only to Barth’s thinking but also to some central preoccupations in the theology of salvation and its effectiveness in human time.' Professor John Webster, Christ Church, Oxford, UK '... Burgess offers an interesting new way of reading Barth's theology, and he rightly highlights the importance of the agency of the risen Jesus in Barth's thought. As an interpretation of Barth, then, this book is valuable...' Faith and Theology '... Burgess offers an interesting new way of reading Barth's theology... As an interpretation of Barth, then, this book is valuable.' Princeton Theological Seminary

• Contents: Introduction; Part I Karl Barth on Jesus' Ascension and Heavenly Session: The shape of Barth's theology; The doctrine of the Ascension; Ascension and the Church; Ascension and the Christian; Conclusion to Part I. Part II Dialogues: Thomas F. Torrance; Douglas Farrow: Ascension, Church, and Karl Barth; Robert Jenson: Trinity, Ascension, and Ecclesiology; Conclusion: the Ascended Lord. Bibliography; Index.