Karl Barth

Theologian

1886-05-10

Books by Karl Barth

Kirchliche Dogmatik
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Dogmatics in outline
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Epistle to the Romans
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Quotes by Karl Barth

...'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety...
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I haven't even read everything I wrote.
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The nativity mystery —conceived from the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary", means, that God became human, truly human out of his own grace. The miracle of the existence of Jesus , his —climbing down of God— is: Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary! Here is a human being, the Virgin Mary, and as he comes from God, Jesus comes also from this human being. Born of the Virgin Mary means a human origin for God. Jesus Christ is not only truly God, he is human like every one of us. He is human without limitation. He is not only similar to us, he is like us.
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...'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety...
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I haven't even read everything I wrote.
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The nativity mystery —conceived from the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary", means, that God became human, truly human out of his own grace. The miracle of the existence of Jesus , his —climbing down of God— is: Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary! Here is a human being, the Virgin Mary, and as he comes from God, Jesus comes also from this human being. Born of the Virgin Mary means a human origin for God. Jesus Christ is not only truly God, he is human like every one of us. He is human without limitation. He is not only similar to us, he is like us.
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Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.
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Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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The best theology would need no advocates; it would prove itself.
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Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.
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Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure; I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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Man can certainly keep on lying (and does so), but he cannot make truth falsehood.
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The Devil may also make use of morality.
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Whether the angels play only Bach in praising God I am not quite sure; I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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The theologian who has no joy in his work is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are intolerable in this science.
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