Articles

How Barmen's Model Still Guides Churches Facing State Pressure Today

The Barmen Declaration's method -- confessing Christ's sole lordship rather than issuing purely political statements -- continues to shape how churches respond to state pressure worldwide.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 24, 2026

An Echo Across Four Centuries: What Barmen Shares (and Doesn't) With Augsburg

Barmen and Augsburg both confess German Protestant faith before hostile power, four centuries apart -- but their tone and stakes differ in an instructive way.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 17, 2026

"Natural Theology": The Term Barmen's First Thesis Was Built to Reject

Barmen's First Thesis rejects treating 'other events and powers' alongside Scripture as sources of revelation -- a rejection of a theological approach called natural theology. Here's what that means.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 10, 2026

The Church Under a New Regime: What Led to the Barmen Synod

Before the Barmen Declaration of 1934, Germany's Protestant churches faced a rapid Nazi takeover attempt -- discover the crisis that produced the Confessing Church's response.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

August 3, 2026

Reading Barmen Today: A Guide for Pastors and Study Groups

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 27, 2026

Women in the Confessing Church: Hidden Stories of Resistance

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 20, 2026

The Barmen Declaration and Reformed Theology: Why Barth Wrote in the Reformed Tradition

The Barmen Declaration was written primarily by Karl Barth, who stood in the Reformed theological tradition. Understanding why Reformed theology produced this confession illuminates both Barmen and the broader Reformed commitment to Christ's sovereign Lordship.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 13, 2026

The Barmen Declaration and the World Council of Churches

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

July 6, 2026

Thesis One of the Barmen Declaration: Jesus Christ as the One Word of God

Thesis One of the Barmen Declaration stands as one of the most important confessional statements of the twentieth century. Explore its meaning in 1934 and its challenge today.

By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.

Ordained Minister, M.Div.

Date

June 29, 2026