Karl Barth’s critical appreciation of Søren Kierkegaard (February 17, 2019)

Karl Barth received the Danish Sonning Prize in 1963, which was also received by William Churchill, Albert Schweitzer, Igor Stravinsky, Niels Bohr, and Bertrand Russel. [p19] When Barth received the award, he provided a brief criticism of Søren Kierkegaard (sharing many similarities with Barth's criticism of Friedrich Schleiermacher) that every […]

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Karl Barth and Romans 13: To obey the Laws of the Government or Revolt? (July 16, 2018)

Jeff Sessions recently cited Romans 13 to justify President Trump's immigration policy to separate children from their families at the US Border. Does Paul's statement in Romans 13 "let every person be subject to the governing authorities" command unbridled allegiance to evil governing authorities? No! Sadly Romans 13 has become […]

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The Life of Karl Barth: Protesting in Nazi Germany 1930-1935 (Part 4) (June 8, 2018)

Karl Barth moved to Bonn, Germany in 1930 to be the chair of systematic theology. In Bonn, Barth would witness firsthand the rise to power of Nazi Germany, write the first volume of his Church Dogmatics (CD I/1), draft the Barmen Declaration, and finally be forced to leave Nazi Germany because […]

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The Romans commentary by the Red Pastor of Safenwil: Karl Barth’s Epistle to the Romans (October 3, 2017)

Karl Barth was in his early thirties and a country pastor in Safenwil, Switzerland when he wrote the first edition of his landmark commentary The Epistle to the Romans (Der Romerbrief, 1919). Barth did not have any advanced theological degrees when he wrote Romans, and he wrote it while ministering to blue collar […]

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