Barmen Declaration

Barmen Declaration

The Barmen Declaration or The Theological Declaration of Barmen 1934 is a statement of the Confessing Church opposing the Nazi-supported "German-Christian" movement. The "German Christians" who were hostile to the Confessing Church combined extreme nationalism with anti-Semitism. The Barmen Declaration specifically rejects the subordination of the church to the state. Rather, the Declaration states that the church "is solely Christ's property, and that it lives and wants to live solely from his comfort and from his direction in the expectation of his appearance."

The Declaration was mostly written by Reformed theologian Karl Barth, but was also crafted in part by other Confessing Church leaders, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Its ecumenical nature can be seen by its inclusion in the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [http://www.pcusa.org/oga/constitution.htm]

References

*cite book
last = Douglas
first = J. D.
editor = Wright, David D.; Ferguson, Sinclair B.
title = New Dictionary of Theology
year = 1988
publisher = Inter-Varsity Press
location = Downers Grove, IL
id = ISBN 0-85110-636-6
pages = 76

External links

http://www.creeds.net/reformed/barmen.htm


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barmen Declaration —    Following Hitler s rise to power in Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party put pressure on German Protestants to restate their faith in a manner that would ideologically support Nazi claims. A Faith movement arose within these churches (Lutheran,… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Barmen Declaration — Déclaration de Barmen La déclaration de Barmen est un texte de 1934 à tendance œcuménique qui regroupe plusieurs tendances du protestantisme allemand. Cette déclaration théologique de Barmen est l acte fondateur de l Église confessante qui s… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • BARMEN DECLARATION —    a statement issued by the German CONFESSION CHURCH in 1934 which renounced all political allegiances and declared its dedication to GOD alone in opposition to NAZI attempts to manipulate the CHURCH. It was strongly influenced by the theologian …   Concise dictionary of Religion

  • Barmen — is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal. Formerly an independent town, Barmen joined the newly incorporated city of Wuppertal in January 1930. The asteroid 118173 Barmen is named in its honour, celebrating the 1934 Synod which… …   Wikipedia

  • Barmen (disambiguation) — Barmen is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal.Barmen may also refer to:* 118173 Barmen, a main belt asteroid * Barmen Declaration, a statement of the Confessing Church opposing the Nazi supported German Christian movementee… …   Wikipedia

  • Barmen, Synod of — Meeting of German Protestant leaders at Barmen in May 1934 to organize Protestant resistance to Nazism. Representatives came from Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches. Some church leaders had already chosen to limit their efforts to passive… …   Universalium

  • BARMEN (CONFESSION DE FOI DE) — BARMEN CONFESSION DE FOI DE (1934) Déclaration de l’Église confessante d’Allemagne contre le nazisme et contre l’emprise qu’il voulait exercer sur le protestantisme allemand. L’arrivée au pouvoir de Hitler, en janvier 1933, déchira ce dernier. Le …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Déclaration de Barmen — La déclaration de Barmen est un texte de 1934 à tendance œcuménique qui regroupe plusieurs tendances du protestantisme allemand. Cette déclaration théologique de Barmen est l acte fondateur de l Église confessante qui s oppose au mouvement… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Barmen — Wuppertal Wuppertal …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Barmen, Theological Declaration of —  Теологическая Декларация Барменская …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”