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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
Martin Niemöller: From Naval Hero to Confessing Pastor
Martin Niemöller went from WWI submarine commander to Nazi prisoner. His dramatic journey illuminates the courage that stood behind the Barmen Declaration of 1934.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 22, 2026
Barmen's Legacy: When the Church Must Say No
Barmen's legacy extends far beyond 1934 Germany. Its pattern - confessing Christ's lordship precisely where it is challenged, and naming what must be rejected - has shaped confessional movements on every continent.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 13, 2026
The Confessing Church: Resistance Through Confession
The Confessing Church that emerged from Barmen was not primarily a political resistance movement. It was a theological one - insisting that the church must confess Christ as Lord even when the state demands a different loyalty.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 6, 2026
Natural Theology and Its Dangers: What Barmen Rejected
Barmen's first thesis rejects any 'other events, powers, historic figures, and truths' as sources of revelation alongside Christ. This rejection of natural theology was not abstract - it was a direct challenge to the German Christian idolatry of race and nation.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 30, 2026
The Six Theses of Barmen: Affirming Christ Against the German Christians
The Barmen Declaration's six theses each pair a positive confessional affirmation with a rejection of German Christian error. Read together, they define what it means for the church to be the church under any regime.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 23, 2026
Karl Barth and the Barmen Declaration: A Theologian's Resistance
When the Nazi German Christians attempted to bring the church under state control in 1934, Karl Barth drafted the Barmen Declaration. Understanding the man behind the document illuminates why every word was a theological act of resistance.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 16, 2026
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