Karl Barth

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Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian and leading figure of 20th-century neo-orthodoxy, best known for his monumental work "Church Dogmatics" and his decisive role in opposing Nazi-influenced theology.

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Swiss theologian Karl Barth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian
Reformed theologian
Swiss person
human
theologian
awardReceived Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
birthCountry Switzerland
birthDate 1886-05-10
birthPlace Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
citizenship Switzerland
coAuthorOf Barmen Declaration
countryOfExile Switzerland
deathDate 1968-12-10
deathPlace Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
denomination Reformed
Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
doctoralAdvisor Wilhelm Herrmann
education Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Bern
University of Marburg NERFINISHED
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
employer University of Basel
University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Göttingen
University of Münster NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Protestant theology
dogmatic theology
theology
influenced Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Hans Küng
Jürgen Moltmann
Karl Rahner
Reinhold Niebuhr
Wolfhart Pannenberg
influencedBy Friedrich Schleiermacher
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Søren Kierkegaard
knownFor co-authorship of the Barmen Declaration
critique of liberal Protestant theology
foundational figure of 20th-century neo-orthodox theology
opposition to Nazi-influenced theology
role in the Confessing Church movement
languageOfWork German
memberOf Confessing Church
movement dialectical theology
neo-orthodoxy
name Karl Barth self-link
nationality Swiss
notableWork Church Dogmatics (Kirchliche Dogmatik)
surface form: Church Dogmatics

Evangelical Theology: An Introduction
Church Dogmatics (Kirchliche Dogmatik)
surface form: Göttingen Dogmatics

Epistle to the Romans
surface form: The Epistle to the Romans
occupation pastor
professor
opposed Confessing Church
surface form: German Christian movement
pastoralWorkLocation Safenwil
positionHeld professor of theology at the University of Basel
professor of theology at the University of Bonn
professor of theology at the University of Göttingen
professor of theology at the University of Münster
reasonForLeavingGermany refusal to swear loyalty oath to Adolf Hitler
religion Christianity
spouse Nelly Hoffmann
theologicalFocus Christology
doctrine of election
doctrine of revelation
doctrine of the Word of God

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Søren Kierkegaard influenced Karl Barth
Dietrich Bonhoeffer influencedBy Karl Barth
Stanley Hauerwas influencedBy Karl Barth
Karl Barth (visiting) name Karl Barth
subject surface form: Karl Barth
Tübinger Stift notableAlumni Karl Barth
Gifford Lectures notableLecturer Karl Barth
Jürgen Moltmann influencedBy Karl Barth
Miroslav Volf influencedBy Karl Barth
Reinhold Niebuhr influencedBy Karl Barth
James H. Cone influencedBy Karl Barth
Rudolf Bultmann influencedBy Karl Barth
Karl Barth name Karl Barth self-link
Works of Love influenced Karl Barth
Confessing Church hasMember Karl Barth
Ethics influencedBy Karl Barth
subject surface form: Ethics (Bonhoeffer)
John Howard Yoder influencedBy Karl Barth
After Christendom? influencedBy Karl Barth
Barmen Declaration author Karl Barth
Ernst Troeltsch influenced Karl Barth
Cemetery of the Kings hasGraveOf Karl Barth
this entity surface form: Swiss theologian Karl Barth
Denis de Rougemont influencedBy Karl Barth
Church Dogmatics author Karl Barth
Church Dogmatics (Kirchliche Dogmatik) author Karl Barth
subject surface form: Church Dogmatics
Neo-orthodoxy hasKeyFigure Karl Barth
Faculty of Theology employer Karl Barth
subject surface form: Faculty of Theology, University of Basel
Faculty of Theology notableProfessor Karl Barth
subject surface form: Faculty of Theology, University of Basel
Saint Paul influenced Karl Barth
Paul Natorp influenced Karl Barth
Paul Ramsey influencedBy Karl Barth