Category Archives: Karl Barth
“The Bible reads me” by Karl Barth
“I have read many books, but the Bible reads me.” –Karl Barth, quoted in Bill Hull, The Complete Book of Discipleship (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2006), 218.
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“Calvin is a cataract” by Karl Barth
“Calvin is a cataract, a primeval forest, a demonic power, something directly down from Himalaya, absolutely Chinese, strange, mythological; I lack completely the means, the suction cups, even to assimilate this phenomenon, not to speak of presenting it adequately. What … Continue reading →
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“He throws the furniture around” by Flannery O’Connor
“I distrust folks who have ugly things to say about Karl Barth. I like old Barth. He throws the furniture around.” –Flannery O’Connor, The Correspondence of Flannery O’Connor and the Brainerd Cheneys, ed. C. Ralph Stephens (Jackson, MS: University Press … Continue reading →
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“The Church of Jesus Christ can never be a pompous Church” by Karl Barth
“Can it really be characteristic of the communion of saints to increase in consequence and prestige and influence and outward pomp in the world around: to command increasing authority and esteem for itself as a recognized force, both from the … Continue reading →
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“Exegesis, exegesis, and yet more exegesis!” by Karl Barth
Two Scholars Disputing (Peter and Paul?) By Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1628) Oil on panel. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. “We have been studying cheerfully and seriously. As far as I was concerned it could have continued in that … Continue reading →
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