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Born May 10, 1886 • Basel • Switzerland
Died December 9, 1968 or December 10, 1968 • Basel • Switzerland
Subjects Of Study neoorthodoxy • preaching
Role In Synod of Barmen

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Portrait of Karl Barth, Swiss theologian, wearing round glasses, a suit, and tie, photographed in 1957 with a slight smile.
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