Carolina QuotesThe center is not something which is under our control, but something that controls us.
Karl Barth Connected to the Carolinas
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This has been widely cited to Church Dogmatics, but without citations to volume or chapter, and has not been located in this form in existing translations of that work.
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“The center is not something which is under our control, but …” Karl Barth. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-8D7560E6D9. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/8d7560e6d9
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