Barth and Philosophy-Was Barth a Kantian?

By Tim Hull in May 2021

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Tim Hull discusses the question—Was Barth a Kantian? Barth's extensive lectures on modern theology, including a section on Kant, highlight Kant's role in humbling enlightenment reason to make room for faith. Barth praises Kant's critical approach, considering him a prophet who delineated reason's limits, essential for accommodating faith. Kant's distinction between sensible and super-sensible worlds resonates with Barth's theological concern to avoid confusion between divine and human realms. Barth's dialectical theology, influenced by Kant, emphasizes the tension between contrasting views of God without resolution. Kant's philosophical ideas profoundly inform Barth's biblical interpretation, underscoring the necessity of philosophical awareness in exegetical endeavours for validating biblical texts.

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Produced in May 2021. Provisional captions.

Tim Hull has taught theology for many years primarily at St John’s College Nottingham and currently at the Queen’s Foundation Birmingham. He is the author of Faith and Modern Thought: The Modern Philosophers for Understanding Modern Theology (Cascade Books, 2020). 

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