To start here's the wikipedia article on Karl Barth. Go here to set a summary of his life and work. Barth is not always easy reading. And I don't always agree with him. But at the same time, he will always be remembered for his comment in response to the the question:
What was the most important thing he had learned in all his reading & studying?
Barth thought for a moment and then said:
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.
Must Read: Kim Fabricius: Ten Propositions on Karl Barth: Theologian.Coming Soon: Karl Barth and Evangelical Theology: Convergences and Differences edited by Sung Wook Chung. Contributors include Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Alister E. McGrath, Timothy George, Gabriel Fackre, Stanley Grenz, and Henri Blocher.
Time Magazine’s 1962 cover-story on Karl Barth’s theology.
John MacDowell’s collection of Karl Barth papers, articles and lectures. Includes an excellent outline of Barth’s view of “listening” to Scripture.
Barth Books on a budget (Kim Frabicius again.)
Stanley Hauerwas on Barth’s Theology in outline (with an interesting comment from Barth on non-Christians listening in.)
John Howard Yoder on Barth as a “Witness to Post-Christendom.”
Barth outed as a heretic by Apprising Ministries, which pretty much settles all questions.
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