"God and the gods" : faith and human-made idols in the theology of Karl Barth

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dc.contributor.author Van Wyk, I.W.C. (Ignatius William Charles)
dc.date.accessioned 2007-11-19T05:46:22Z
dc.date.available 2007-11-19T05:46:22Z
dc.date.issued 2007-11
dc.description.abstract The First Commandment played an important role in the theology of Karl Barth. His personal obedience to this commandment contributed to his realization that one cannot be comfortable with the Liberal theology of the early twentieth century and accept the theological thinking that supported National Socialism. The First Commandment opened his eyes to see the idols, worldviews, ideologies and evil of his lifetime. The First Commandment is always in the background of his theology that concentrates on God's revelation in Jesus Christ. Only two of his lectures specifically concentrated on the First Commandment, only one of which was published. Barth, understood the First Commandment as an axiom of theology. It is self-evident; a cornerstone and critical guideline for any theology that is built upon the biblical message. The article argues that if this aspect of Barth's theology received attention in the Nederduitsch Hervormde Church, we would most probably have been saved from the conflicts concerning the ideology of apartheid and the "people's church". en
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dc.identifier.citation Van Wyk, IWC 2007, '"God and the gods" : faith and human-made idols in the theology of Karl Barth', HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 1587-1612. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_hervorm.html] en
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/3969
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en
dc.rights Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en
dc.subject First Commandment en
dc.subject.lcsh Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika afr
dc.subject.lcsh Barth, Karl, 1886-1968 -- Contributions in the doctrine of God en
dc.subject.lcsh God -- Biblical teaching en
dc.subject.lcsh Gods -- Biblical teaching en
dc.title "God and the gods" : faith and human-made idols in the theology of Karl Barth en
dc.type Article en


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