Karl Barth
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- proper noun
- /kɑrl bɑrθ/
- One of its leaders, Karl Barth, was a distinguished professor of theology who had taught at Göttingen, Münster, and Bonn.
Examples
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Karl Barth was a prominent Swiss theologian who played a key role in the development of neo-orthodoxy.
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In his writings, Karl Barth challenged traditional views and emphasized the sovereignty of God.
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Many consider Karl Barth to be one of the most important Protestant thinkers in the 20th century.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Karl + Barth
This is a personal name referring to a specific historical figure, not a compositional phrase; the constituents 'Karl' and 'Barth' are proper names without lexical meanings that would signal 'Swiss Protestant theologian' or the concept of neo‑orthodoxy. Knowing the two name-parts gives no predictable information about the referent's profession, era, or significance, so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.
Etymology
Karl Barth was a Swiss church teacher who lived from 1886 to 1968 and wrote very large books about Christian belief. He started a new way of thinking that disagreed with modern ideas about religion, and because of that people still call him an 'important Christian thinker'.