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Karl Barth

Born

in Basel, Switzerland

May 10, 1886

Died

December 10, 1968

Genre

Religion, Philosophy

Influences

John Calvin, Wilhelm Herrmann ...more

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Karl Barth (pronounced "bart") was a Swiss Reformed theologian whom critics hold to be among the most important Christian thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas. Beginning with his experience as a pastor, he rejected his training in the predominant liberal theology typical of 19th-century Protestantism, especially German.

Instead he embarked on a new theological path initially called dialectical theology (due to its stress on the paradoxical nature of divine truth—for instance, God is both grace and judgment), but more accurately called a theology of the Word. Critics have referred to Barth as the father of neo-orthodoxy—a pejorative term emphatically rejected by Barth ...more

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	Dogmatics in Outline 4.11 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 1947 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Epistle to the Romans by Karl Barth, Edwyn C. Hoskyns (Translator), Paul the Apostle 4.15 avg rating — 754 ratings — published 1918 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Evangelical Theology: An Introduction 3.99 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 1962 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Humanity of God by Karl Barth, John N. Thomas (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1960 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Dogmatics 1.1: The Doctrine of the Word of God 4.30 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1932 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Word of God and the Word of Man 4.05 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1958 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Here and Now 3.94 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1964 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Dogmatics: A Selection by Karl Barth, Helmut Gollwitzer (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1961 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church Dogmatics, 14 Vols by Karl Barth, Thomas F. Torrance, Geoffrey William Bromiley (Editor) 4.68 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Call to Discipleship by Karl Barth, K.C. Hanson (Editor), Geoffrey William Bromiley (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Church Dogmatics (14 books)
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Geoffrey William Bromiley

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Church Dogmatics (Study Edition) (31 books)
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Karl Barth

4.47 avg rating — 270 ratings

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“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.”
― Karl Barth

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“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.”
― Karl Barth

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“Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind.”
― Karl Barth, Evangelical Theology: An Introduction

tags: prayer, study

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