“This proves the infallibility of the Pope.”
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Karl Barth
Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian. Barth is best known for his commentary The Epistle to the Romans, his involvement in the Confessing Church, including his authorship of the Barmen Declaration, and especially his unfinished multi-volume theological summa the Church Dogmatics. Barth's influence expanded well beyond the academic realm to mainstream culture, leading him to be featured on th…
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culture · Swiss Protestant theologian (1886–1968) · theologian · university teacher · pastor · writer · also Karl Barth, Barth, Karl, 1886-1968, Barth
Born 10 May 1886 · Died 10 December 1968 · Q107473
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s views on the subject agreed with much Catholic dogma but he disagreed with the Catholic veneration of Mary. Aware of the common dogmatic tradition of the early Church, Barth fully accepted the dogma of Mary as the Mother of God, seeing a rejection of that title equivalent to rejecting the doctrine that Christ
2026· 2 entries
“s views on the subject agreed with much Catholic dogma but he disagreed with the Catholic veneration of Mary. Aware of the common dogmatic tradition of the early Church, Barth fully accepted the dogma of Mary as the Mother of God, seeing a rejection of that title equivalent to rejecting the doctrine that Christ”
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2020· 2 entries
Christianity Today: Karl Barth: Homage for a Titan
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YourTango: 25 Famous Karl Barth Quotes Every Theologian Should Know
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2018· 1 entry
Christianity Today: Karl Barth and the Phenomenon of Prophetic Preaching
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2017· 1 entry
Christiane Tietz examined intimate letters written by Barth, Charlotte von Kirschbaum, and Nelly Barth, which discuss the complicated relationship between all three individuals that occurred over the span of 40 years, re
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2015· 1 entry
The Guardian: Karl Barth taught us not to use religion to mask the stench of war
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2005· 1 entry
The Christian Century: The Great Passion/ Reading Karl Barth/Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness
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1997· 1 entry
And sponsors seminars, conferences, and other events
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1975· 1 entry
Barth's wife Nelly buried Charlotte in the family tomb
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1968· 9 entries
Died 1968-12-10.
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Awarded Sigmund Freud Prize (1968).
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“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.”
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“Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.”
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“Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.”
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“Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.”
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“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”
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“Faith is never identical with "piety" even if it were the purest and finest.”
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“The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.”
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1967· 1 entry
After which he wrote the small volume Ad Limina Apostolorum (At the Threshold of the Apostles)
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1963· 2 entries
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1963).
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Awarded Sonning Prize (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Barth visited the United States and lectured at Princeton Theological Seminary, the University of Chicago, Union Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary
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Houses the Center for Barth Studies, which is dedicated to supporting scholarship related to the life and theology of Karl Barth
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1959).
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1952· 1 entry
“Karl Barth's Conception of God”
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1947· 1 entry
– a more concrete statement of German guilt and responsibility for Nazi Germany and the Second World War than the 1945 Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt
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1938· 1 entry
Wrote a letter to a Czech colleague Josef Hromádka in which he declared that soldiers who fought against Nazi Germany were serving a Christian cause
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1935· 1 entry
After he refused to sign (without modification) the Oath of Loyalty to Adolf Hitler, going back to Switzerland and becoming a professor in Basel (1935–1962)
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1934· 1 entry
As the Protestant Church attempted to come to terms with Nazi Germany, Barth was largely responsible for the writing of the Barmen Declaration (Barmer Erklärung)
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1921· 1 entry
Of the second edition of his commentary, The Epistle to the Romans, in which he openly broke from liberal theology
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1919· 1 entry
In which he resolved to read the New Testament differently
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1916· 1 entry
Barth argued that "God's righteousness is revealed like a trumpet blast from another world that interrupts one's obligation to nation, and also interrupts the nurturing of religious thoughts and feelings
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1915· 1 entry
Barth and Thurneysen visited Christoph Blumhardt, Leader of the Bad Boll Christian Community and Social Democratic politician
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1911· 1 entry
“Jesus Christ and the Movement for Social Justice”
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1886· 1 entry
Born 1886-05-10.
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