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Article: 'KARL BARTH AND AMERICAN EVANGELICALS: FRIENDS OR FOES?' - SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON KARL BARTH JUNE 24-27 AT PRINCETON SEMINARY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 6, 2007
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The Princeton Theological Seminary issued the following news release:
Ever since Cornelius van Til's thorough critique of Karl Barth in the first part of the twentieth century, the conservative elements of popular Christianity in the United States-known broadly as "evangelicals"-have generally followed van Til's lead in their interaction with Barth's theological work. "The critical stance of Cornelius van Til toward the theology of Karl Barth has long shaped the reception of Barth in evangelical circles," says Clifford Anderson, curator of special collections at Princeton Theological Seminary. "However, a new generation of evangelical theologians have been rediscovering Barth as an ally in ...