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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


Protestant theologian Karl Barth, a Swiss, advocated a return to the principles of the Reformation and the teachings of the Bible; his published works include Church Dogmatics from 1932.

Critics hold Karl Barth among the most important Christian thinkers of the 20th century; Pope Pius XII described him as the most important since Saint Thomas Aquinas. Beginning with his experience as a pastor, he rejected his typical predominant liberal, especially German training of 19th century.

Instead, he embarked on a new path, initially called dialectical, due to its stress on the paradoxical nature of divine truth—for instance, God is both grace and judgment), but more accurately called a of the Word. Critics referred to this father of new orthod ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 8,428 ratings · 1,011 reviews · 453 distinct works • Similar authors
Dogmatics in Outline
4.12 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 1947 — 45 editions
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Evangelical Theology: An In...
3.96 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 1962 — 45 editions
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The Epistle to the Romans
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4.15 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 1918 — 61 editions
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The Humanity of God
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Church Dogmatics 1.1: The D...
4.28 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1932 — 14 editions
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Word of God and the Word of...
4.07 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1958 — 28 editions
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God Here and Now
3.93 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1964 — 18 editions
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Church Dogmatics: A Selection
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Church Dogmatics, 14 Vols
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The Call to Discipleship
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Series by Karl Barth

Church Dogmatics 1.1: The D... Church Dogmatics 1.2: The D... Church Dogmatics 2.1: The D... Church Dogmatics 2.2: The D... Church Dogmatics 3.1: The D... Church Dogmatics 3.2 The Do... Church Dogmatics 3.3
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Church Dogmatics Study Edit... Church Dogmatics: I.1 The D... Church Dogmatics: I.2 The D... Church Dogmatics: I.2 The D... Church Dogmatics: I.2 The D... Church Dogmatics: I.2 The D... Church Dogmatics: II.1 The ...
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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
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