Karl barth

After spending two years meditating on these questions and reading through Paul’s letter to the Romans, Barth published his commentary on the book of Romans in 1918. This was no ordinary commentary. Barth scholars like to say that “it fell like a bombshell on the playground of the theologians.” In fact, theology would never be the same again. Barth articulated a vision of Christianity which was not about the harmonious unfolding of universal values of love and mercy, but of a crisis.

Karl Barth is notoriously difficult to quote. Is this bad? Nein! Karl Barth won the Sigmund Freud Price in 1968 for his literary style. Barth's literary genre may not easily lend to quotations, however the following ubiquitous quotes appear again and again and attributed to Karl Barth. After scouring the internet, the following quotations are the top ten most frequently quoted online. Were these quotations ever spoken by Karl Barth or Pseudo-Karl Barth? You decide! 1. Joy is the simplest…

Karl Barth - "Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace."

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Theology. Karl Barth on the joyful theologian

Karl Barth has influenced many theologians, even evangelicals and those who are confessionally Reformed. Barth is certainly in the theological milieu, but his influence is much larger than most might anticipate. He is monumental, and his thought is extremely significant. Confessionally theologians should become familiar with the salient features of his theology in order to set forth a biblically faithful theology in accord with the historic Reformed creeds and confessions.

Being interested in learning more about the theology of Karl Barth can be an overwhelming experience. Where does one begin? I would like to offer here just five books to get you started on your journey to understand the very complex thought of one of the twentieth century's largest and more prolific

Nature and Scripture, or general and special revelation, are a unit. By the Lord’s design, they are mutually informative. Accordingly, one’s conceptions of the purpose and significance of Scripture imply correlative conceptions of the purpose and significance nature. That is, as the realities so als

A deep dive into Karl Barth's doctrine, laying the groundwork for Barth’s refreshing perspective by presenting his ideas. Part 1 of 3.

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