quo. Hence, the God of liberal theology appeared to Barth to function as one who simply sanctioned the values and norms that society had established and certified them with a divine seal of approval. Such a view also assumes that God and human beings exist in an essentially common context with a fairly stable relationship. It was difficult to see how, given liberal assumptions, one could conclude that God opposed the values, ideals, and aspirations of a particular cultural setting. Hence, the residents