Divine Wisdom as Judgment

Kyle McCracken, Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, is Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at the Greek Bible College in Athens, Greece.

“This manuscript offers an original and insightful focus on God’s wisdom, engaging meaningfully with contemporary theological proposals. It represents a significant contribution both to Barth studies and to broader reflections on the role of wisdom in Christian theology.” – Christophe Chalamet, Theological Faculty, University of Geneva “This carefully argued work makes the case that divine judgment lies at the heart of divine wisdom, understood through the cross of Christ. After appreciative but critical engagement with some recent and contemporary wisdom theologians, it enters into sustained dialogue with Karl Barth, offering a defence of his theology of divine wisdom and judgment, developed through close engagement with Proverbs and 1 Corinthians 1–2. The upshot is a scripturally fleshed out vision with significant contemporary purchase.” – Professor Susannah Ticciati, King’s College London "McCracken’s fine study of divine wisdom in the work of Karl Barth benefits from his detailed and insightful engagement with recent systematic theological accounts of wisdom as well as contemporary exegesis of the wisdom literature itself. The result is a well-argued and compelling enquiry that demonstrates both the importance of the theme in Barth’s theology and the distinctiveness of its handling there. Drawing Barth’s provocative contribution on this theme back into the contemporary conversation in this way is an invaluable service to the field." - Philip G. Ziegler, University of Aberdeen