After Zwingli, Brunner, and Luther he is my favorite theologian of all time. 4th place is pretty good.
So, then, why do I harass his followers and sycophants? Because admiring and loving Barth too often become slathering over and idolizing Barth. Barth would hate that. Any theologian should hate that.
Any theologian worth their salt says with the Angel of Revelation- ‘don’t worship me, worship God’. Barth’s followers seem exceedingly likely to forget that little truth.
Icons are made to be destroyed. Iconoclasts do that. And I can’t help it. I was born this way.
I really do love Barth. I just don’t love his worshipers.
Zwinglius Redivivus 