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Karl Barth

Short biography: Karl Barth in Great Lives

About Karl Barth

Karl Barth (1886-1968) was a Swiss Reformed theologian, author of the Church Dogmatics and principal drafter of the Barmen Declaration against the Nazi-controlled church.

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The Word of God and the Word of Man

1924 (English 1928) · Early 20th Century · Essays

The Word of God and the Word of Man gathers the addresses with which a young Swiss village pastor broke with the theology of his teachers. Karl Barth was minister of the Reformed parish of Safenwil in Aargau from 1911 to 1921, preaching every Sunday to farmers and factory workers.