ABSTRACT
Commentators on Karl Barth are divided in their conclusions regarding his attitude to world religions. In fact, he had no direct knowledge of other world religions. As Carl Braaten indicates, Barth did not have any profound first-hand experience of life in the context of the other religions. According to Barth, scripture is the second form of the Word of God. The biblical writers bear witness to Christ, either by anticipating his coming or by remembering and reflecting on it. Colin Brown identifies how Barth makes a profound emphasis on the total separateness of God and humanity. Barth concedes that his doctrine goes beyond the teaching of scripture in two ways. Firstly, in the sense that the Bible does not specifically say that the Father, Son and Spirit are of one, equal essence. Secondly, in the sense that the Bible does not say that the only way in which God is God is as Trinity.
