Barthianism and the Divine Image of Man

Abstract

"WHATEVER may be the merits or demerits of Barthianism, it has recalled us to Biblical theology to this as distinct from the vague and various religious philosophisings which had usurped its place. Of this the doctrine of the Divine image in man provides a fair illustration. Under the influence of Hegelianism and humanistic philosophies, the Protestant liberalism of a past generation interpreted this doctrine in terms of the divinity of Humanity, and the vogue which this interpretation enjoyed would hardly have been possible but for a certain decline in Biblical theology."