Karl Barth
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Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian and leading figure of 20th-century neo-orthodoxy, best known for his monumental work "Church Dogmatics" and his decisive role in opposing Nazi-influenced theology.
All labels observed (2)
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| Karl Barth canonical | 40 |
| Swiss theologian Karl Barth | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Barth Context triple: [Friedrich Schleiermacher, influenced, Karl Barth]
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Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Barth Target entity description: Karl Barth was a Swiss Reformed theologian and leading figure of 20th-century neo-orthodoxy, best known for his monumental work "Church Dogmatics" and his decisive role in opposing Nazi-influenced theology.
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A.
Rudolf Bultmann
Rudolf Bultmann was a German Lutheran theologian best known for his program of "demythologizing" the New Testament to interpret Christian faith in terms meaningful to modern existential thought.
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B.
Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.
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C.
Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
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D.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner was a 20th-century German Jesuit priest and theologian whose transcendental and existential approach to Catholic theology made him one of the most influential thinkers of the Second Vatican Council.
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E.
Erwin Nestle
Erwin Nestle was a German biblical scholar and textual critic best known for initiating the influential critical edition of the Greek New Testament that later became the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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Reformed theologian ⓘ Swiss person ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-05-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
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| citizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Barmen Declaration ⓘ |
| countryOfExile | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1968-12-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| denomination |
Reformed
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Swiss Reformed Church (majority) ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Reformed Church
|
| doctoralAdvisor | Wilhelm Herrmann ⓘ |
| education |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Bern ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Basel
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University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Protestant theology
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dogmatic theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Hans Küng ⓘ Jürgen Moltmann ⓘ Karl Rahner ⓘ Reinhold Niebuhr ⓘ Wolfhart Pannenberg ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Schleiermacher
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John Calvin ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-authorship of the Barmen Declaration
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critique of liberal Protestant theology ⓘ foundational figure of 20th-century neo-orthodox theology ⓘ opposition to Nazi-influenced theology ⓘ role in the Confessing Church movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Confessing Church ⓘ |
| movement |
dialectical theology
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neo-orthodoxy ⓘ |
| name | Karl Barth self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Church Dogmatics (Kirchliche Dogmatik)
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surface form:
Church Dogmatics
Evangelical Theology: An Introduction ⓘ Church Dogmatics (Kirchliche Dogmatik) ⓘ
surface form:
Göttingen Dogmatics
Epistle to the Romans ⓘ
surface form:
The Epistle to the Romans
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| occupation |
pastor
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professor ⓘ |
| opposed |
Confessing Church
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surface form:
German Christian movement
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| pastoralWorkLocation | Safenwil ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of theology at the University of Basel
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professor of theology at the University of Bonn ⓘ professor of theology at the University of Göttingen ⓘ professor of theology at the University of Münster ⓘ |
| reasonForLeavingGermany | refusal to swear loyalty oath to Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Nelly Hoffmann ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
Christology
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doctrine of election ⓘ doctrine of revelation ⓘ doctrine of the Word of God ⓘ |
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Referenced by (41)
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subject surface form:
Karl Barth
subject surface form:
Ethics (Bonhoeffer)
this entity surface form:
Swiss theologian Karl Barth
subject surface form:
Church Dogmatics
subject surface form:
Faculty of Theology, University of Basel
subject surface form:
Faculty of Theology, University of Basel