Karl Barth’s Followers (246)

Karl Barth

Born

in Basel, Switzerland

May 10, 1886

Died

December 10, 1968

Genre

Religion, Philosophy

Influences

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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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	Dogmatics in Outline 4.12 avg rating — 1,482 ratings — published 1947 — 41 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 3.98 avg rating — 826 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 Epistle to the Romans by Karl Barth, Edwyn C. Hoskyns (Translator), Paul the Apostle 4.15 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 1918 — 44 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) 4.13 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1960 — 15 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 4.29 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1932 — 14 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 4.06 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1958 — 26 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 3.93 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1964 — 17 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 — 128 ratings — published 1961 — 10 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) 4.67 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1984 — 21 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) 4.05 avg rating — 106 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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Series by Karl Barth

Church Dogmatics (14 books)
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Karl Barth,

Thomas F. Torrance,

Geoffrey William Bromiley

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

4.46 avg rating — 297 ratings

Quotes by Karl Barth (?)

“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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