The critic of religion in the theology of Karl Barth
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Theological Method, Religion, Modern Theology, Karl BarthAbstract
In contrast to many theologians who defended religion towards the attacks of various modern philosophers, Karl Barth criticized religion from a theological perspective. Thus, the purpose of this article is to describe the meaning of the critique of religion in the theology of Barth, particularly in his works The epistle to the romans and Church dogmatics. Overall, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of justification by faith, the Barthian in contrast to many theologians who defended religion towards the attacks of various modern philosophers, Karl Barth criticized religion from a theological perspective. Thus, the purpose of this article is to describe the meaning of the critique of religion in the theology of Barth, particularly in his works The epistle to the romans and Church dogmatics. Overall, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of justification by faith, the Barthian critique of religion clearly implies an opposition to the theological method of modern Protestantism, specifically liberal theology, which adopts an anthropocentric, instead of a theocentric starting point.
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