<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article examines Karl Barth's earliest engagements with Pietism, rationalism and liberal Protestantism against the backdrop of the theologies of Albrecht Ritschl and Wilhelm Herrmann. The analysis then follows Barth through his rejection of liberal theology and his development of a dialectical theology over against Wilhelm Herrmann and with particular reference to Martin Luther's <italic>theologia crucis</italic>. The article concludes by examining Barth's comments on religious experience to a group of Methodist pastors in Switzerland in 1961.</p></abstract>

This article examines Karl Barth's earliest engagements with Pietism, rationalism and liberal Protestantism against the backdrop of the theologies of Albrecht Ritschl and Wilhelm Herrmann. The analysis then follows Barth through his rejection of liberal theology and his development of a dialectical theology over against Wilhelm Herrmann and with particular reference to Martin Luther's theologia crucis. The article concludes by examining Barth's comments on religious experience to a group of Methodist pastors in Switzerland in 1961.

What has Basel to do with Epworth? Karl Barth on Pietism and the theology of the Reformation

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This article examines Karl Barth's earliest engagements with Pietism, rationalism and liberal Protestantism against the backdrop of the theologies of Albrecht...

What has Basel to do with Epworth? Karl Barth on Pietism and the theology of the Reformation

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 191 - 206

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2017-0005

Keywords
KARL BARTH, DIALECTICAL THEOLOGY, PIETISM, RATIONALISM, LIBERAL PROTESTANTISM, METHODISM, ALBRECHT RITSCHL, WILLHELM HERRMANN, RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, CROSS

© 2017 David Gilland, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

What has Basel to do with Epworth? Karl Barth on Pietism and the theology of the Reformation

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 191 - 206

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2017-0005

KeywordsKARL BARTH, DIALECTICAL THEOLOGY, PIETISM, RATIONALISM, LIBERAL PROTESTANTISM, METHODISM, ALBRECHT RITSCHL, WILLHELM HERRMANN, RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, CROSS

© 2017 David Gilland, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
KARL BARTH, DIALECTICAL THEOLOGY, PIETISM, RATIONALISM, LIBERAL PROTESTANTISM, METHODISM, ALBRECHT RITSCHL, WILLHELM HERRMANN, RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, CROSS