Scholar

Karl Barth

1886–1968 · Reformed theologian; exclusivism; rejected natural theology; Barmen Declaration.

Biography

Karl Barth stressed the total otherness of God and that true knowledge comes only through God's self-revelation in Christ. He opposed Nazi 'German Christians' via the Barmen Declaration (1934).

Key Ideas

  • Rejection of natural theology.
  • Exclusivism.
  • The Church as counter-cultural.
  • Barmen Declaration.

Topics Appearing In

Exam Importance

Key across Knowledge of God, Religious Pluralism (exclusivism) and Church in the Modern World.

Works to explore

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  • Karl Barth — Church Dogmatics (by the scholar)