Carolina QuotesThere is no way from us to God — not even via negativa not even a via dialectica nor paradoxa. The god who stood at the end of some human way — even of this way — would not be God.
Karl Barth Connected to the Carolinas
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- The Word of God and the Word of Man (1928)
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- 1928
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“There is no way from us to God — not even via negativa not e…” Karl Barth. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-4A096B6F8F. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/4a096b6f8f
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