ABSTRACT
In his first major contribution to theology, Revelation as History, published in German in 1961, Pannenberg exposes concerns that have continued to motivate his theology ever since. In the introduction, he expresses anxiety that the concentration on theology as revealed by the generation o f theologians preceding him has obscured the real epistemological issues surrounding the concept o f revelation. He cites Paul Althaus, who, in 1941, criticised Barth for 'inflating' the concept (1961:3). Pannenberg wishes to protect talk o f God from the charge of subjectivism. He accepts Barth's definition o f revelation as the self disclosure of God, but he takes issue with Barth on the means by which it is achieved.
