Politics: A game that is played in full and vigilant awareness of its relativity

"Christians should resist the absolute claims of the State, ideological leaders, and political parties by depriving them of their pathos."

Politics: A game that is played in full and vigilant awareness of its relativity

This may be an odd time in history, but it’s not unique.

In 1932, Karl Barth began holding an underground course called “Exercises in Sermon Preparation” at the University of Bonn. Barth was from…