"He has only to participate a little himself in working at this task - here as everywhere onlookers find it easy to criticise, but the result can be nothing more than onlookers' criticism- to realise that here are burdens to be moved which he may, of course, leave lying, but which he cannot move without at once being involved in the difficulties evident in the very profound discussions undertaken at this point by the early workers. In itself there is really neither shame nor disgrace if as theologians we are forced by the christological task along difficult and impassable paths of thought and language. The only decisive question is this: whether or not on this path we are really trying to do real justice to this task. To make sure of this we must always take heed to the warning against "intellectualism." But if this warning is meant to put an end to our task or forbid us taking pains over it, it is sheer folly." -Karl Barth "The Problem of Christology"
Thaaaaaaaaat killed me.
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