The Life of Karl Barth: Early Life from Basel to Geneva 1886-1913 (Part 1) (April 18, 2018)

Karl Barth (May 10, 1886–December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Reformed Protestant theologian and arguably the greatest theologian of the last two centuries. He was a prolific author who is most well known for his commentary on The Epistle to the Romans (2nd ed.), his thirteen volume systematic theology the Church Dogmatics (CD), and […]

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Rösy Münger and Karl Barth: A Tragic Love Story (April 16, 2018)

Karl Barth's first great love was a bernese girl named Rösy Münger (1888–1925). He met her when he returned to study at the university in Bern. Barth said "I spent the happiest hours with her" [1], but their relationship ended tragically because his parents sternly disapproved of their relationship together. Karl Barth's […]

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