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Letters, 1961-1968
Book by Barth, Karl
382 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1981
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About the author
Karl Barth
457 books263 followersProtestant 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 orthodoxy, a pejorative term that he emphatically rejected. His thought emphasized the sovereignty of God, particularly through his innovative doctrine of election. His enormously influenced throughout Europe and America.
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 orthodoxy, a pejorative term that he emphatically rejected. His thought emphasized the sovereignty of God, particularly through his innovative doctrine of election. His enormously influenced throughout Europe and America.
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June 15, 2019
This collection was quite the journey. It was a bit surreal, walking with a man through his last 8 years of life, all by reading his personal letters to friends.
Equal parts profound, hilarious, witty, pastoral, and complex. Barth was a man deeply in love with Jesus Christ and deeply in love with those he did life with.
This made me long to write letters to family and friends.
My favorite letter, while not theologically brilliant or boldly prophetic, was one written to an aging fan and her friend. Letter 256a. Be sure to read the footnote.
90/100
Equal parts profound, hilarious, witty, pastoral, and complex. Barth was a man deeply in love with Jesus Christ and deeply in love with those he did life with.
This made me long to write letters to family and friends.
My favorite letter, while not theologically brilliant or boldly prophetic, was one written to an aging fan and her friend. Letter 256a. Be sure to read the footnote.
90/100
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