Introduction : 'quite close
excuse me
to Schleiermacher'
Barth on election
Barth on Schleiermacher
Barth and Schleiermacher
Probing the tradition : Schleiermacher's revision of the doctrine in his essay on election
Unconditional grace and predestination
Election and general redemption through Christ
One divine decree
God, sin, and eternal damnation
A universal predestination to salvation in Christ : the doctrine of election in the Christian faith
Theology, the church, and Christianity
The fundamental difference between God and the world
Sin, grace, and redemption through Jesus
Summary and critical evaluation
From reprobation to election : Barth's revision of the doctrine of election in his Commentary on Romans
Predestination as an act of God
Reprobation and election
Jesus Christ and God's universal faithfulness
To believe or not to believe : the doctrine of election in the Gottingen dogmatics
The function of the doctrine
God's revelation in hiddenness
The teleology of God
Summary : Barth's earlier doctrine of election
Barth's christological revolution
Lectures on the 'big theme' of election in 1936 and 1937
The revision of the doctrine in Church dogmatics II/2
The changes in Barth's doctrine of election.