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Study guides, historical commentary, and theological reflection on the Barmen Declaration.
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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
Does the Barmen Declaration Speak to the Church Today?
The Barmen Declaration was written in a specific crisis — the Nazi capture of the German Protestant church. But its central claim, that Jesus Christ alone is Lord of the church, has proven relevant in every generation that has faced pressure to serve a different master.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 9, 2026
The Legacy of Barmen: How One Declaration Changed Church History
The Barmen Declaration was signed in a crisis and forgotten for years by many who signed it. But its legacy has grown with each passing decade — adopted by denominations worldwide, invoked against apartheid, and studied as a model of church resistance for the 21st century.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
May 2, 2026
Barmen Declaration and Political Theology: What Does the Church Owe the State?
Thesis 5 of the Barmen Declaration addresses the relationship between church and state directly — affirming the state's God-given role in justice and peace while firmly rejecting totalitarianism. Its framework remains one of the most useful tools in Christian political theology.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
April 25, 2026
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