Heaven is the creation inconceivable to man; earth is the c… - Karl Barth

" "
Heaven is the creation inconceivable to man; earth is the creation conceivable to him.

Karl Barth

Dogmatics in Outline · October 2, 1959 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

English

Collect this quote

About Karl Barth

Karl Barth (/bɑrt/; 10 May 1886 – 10 December 1968) was a Swiss Reformed pastor, and one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the 20th century, a leader of what became known as the neo-orthodox movement. He was largely responsible for the Barmen Declaration, which was one of the founding documents of the Confessing Church opposed to Nazi policies.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Barth, Karl, 1886-1968

All quotes from Karl Barth Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Karl Barth:

Benedict XVI Leslie Weatherhead Thomas Aquinas Henri de Lubac John Paul II

Additional quotes by Karl Barth

As ministers we ought to speak of God. We are human, however, and so cannot speak of God. We ought therefore to recognize both our obligation and our inability and by that very recognition give glory to God

UNSETTLED QUESTIONS FOR THEOLOGY TODAY (1920)

While it is beyond our comprehension that eternity should meet us in time, yet it is true because in Jesus Christ eternity has become time.

Heaven is the creation inconceivable to man; earth is the creation conceivable to him. - Karl Barth

About Karl Barth

Also Known As

Additional quotes by Karl Barth