Karl Barth Quotes

Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have understood more about theology than most profes...

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Faith is never identical with piety.

Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. But interpret newspapers from your Bible.

It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.

I haven't even read everything I wrote.

Theology must have the character of a living procession.

In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians.

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

He has heard, and causes those with ears to hear, even today, what we shall not see until the end of time - the whole context of Providence. As though in the light of this end, he heard the harmony of...

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.

Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo.

Man can certainly flee from God... but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his...