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Stefen 𝕋ower's got the power!!1! Gab • Gruntwerk 02:35, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Barthianist (sp?) and Sourcing

I think it’s very reasonable to characterize PC(USA)’s theology as Barthian, given Barth’s influence on the church in general since the mid-20th-century and his influence on the Confession of 1967 and Princeton Theological Seminary in particular, to pick two especially prominent examples. But I’m not sure if his influence is *so* much greater than other 1900s Reformed theologians (like Moltmann, for example) so as to warrant specific mention, one way or the other, on the sidebar. Picking him out in particular also has a chance of appearing to gerrymander his thought as outside Reformed theology, which is a bit sectarian and very much a minority opinion against the general consensus. In addition, the sourcing currently used for the claim, in any case, is needing of replacement; the source’s link goes to bulleted summary of a religious education class on the website of some particular congregation in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, a different denomination from PC(USA).

Lastly, I’ve only ever seen “Barthian,” and not “Barthianist.”

Would love to hear others’ input on how to clean this up. I do think preserving the choice of picking out Barth as especially influential is likely worthwhile in *some* capacity. Killjoydetective (talk) 13:24, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]