Q&A: Karl Barth’s complicated home life, and single Christians considering adoption
Matters of Life and Death
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Karl Barth's Manau-Jatois
After his death, it became apparent that he'd had this very, very complex relationship with another woman. And almost they seem to have a kind of manau-jatois, which immediately raises questions about how much does that affect the way you read what he wrote? It's really interesting, isn't it? I guess it comes down to, can you separate out the product of that person's mind and the life that they lived?
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