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Karl Barth, who lived from 1886–1968, was perhaps the most influential theologian of the 20th century. Church Dogmatics, Barth’s monumental life-work that consists of more than 6 million words, was written over the span of 35 years. In it, Barth covers in depth the great doctrines of the Word of God, God, Creation and Reconciliation. He made it his task “to take all that has been said before and...

the divine knowing, willing and acting. In earlier German providentia* was more strongly and accurately translated as Fürsehung* (e.g., in Qu. 28 and 29 of the Heidelberg Catechism). For the world, for men and for the Church God sees to that which in their earthly lot is necessary and good and therefore planned and designed for them according to His wisdom and resolve. And as He does so, He cares for them, and therefore sees to the fulfilling of His own purpose for them and to His glory in face of
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