Barthian

American  

[bahr-tee-uhn, -thee-] / ˈbɑr ti ən, -θi- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Karl Barth or his theology.

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noun

1. a supporter or adherent of Karl Barth or his theology.

Barthian British  

/ -θɪən, ˈbɑːtɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Karl Barth (1886–1968), the Swiss Protestant theologian, or his ideas

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noun

1. a person who supports or believes in the ideas of Karl Barth

Etymology

Origin of Barthian

First recorded in 1925–30; Barth + -ian

Example Sentences

So yes, I did find Barth comforting, and a couple of my early novels—not so early, actually—are sort of Barthian.

From Slate

Rabbit Run certainly presents a Barthian point of view, from the standpoint of a Lutheran minister.

From Slate

The Americans were not slow to point out that this extreme Barthian view seemed to have an organic kinship with Europe's ruins, and ignored the Christian's moral responsibility to add works to faith.

From Time Magazine Archive

Does Barthian theology have anything to tell a world in which persistent doubt seems to be man's real condition?

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite his acknowledged eminence, Barth's masterwork, Church Dogmatics, is one of the least-read great books of the century, and Barthian neo-orthodoxy now seems almost as old hat as the orthodoxy it displaced.

From Time Magazine Archive