Karl Barth Prize

The Karl Barth Prize , which is awarded every two years by the Union of Evangelical Churches (UEK), commemorates the Swiss Reformed theologian Karl Barth . The prize, founded in 1986, is awarded for an outstanding theological-scientific work from the German-speaking area or from ecumenism. A complete work may also be honored. The award is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Award winners

Martin Schindehütte , Head of the Office of the ICE, handing over the award certificate to the 2008 awardee, Jürgen Schmude

Jürgen Schmude , 2008 award winner, in his acceptance speech

1986: Eberhard Jüngel
1988: Helmut Simon
1990: Gottfried Forck
1990: Wolf Krötke , Professor Emeritus, Humboldt University Berlin
1992: Hans Küng
1994: Karl Lehmann
1996: Reinhard Henkys , journalist
1998: Bruce McCormack (USA), Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, for the study of Theological Dialectics and Critical Realism. Origin and development of Karl Barth's theology 1909–1936
2000: John W. de Gruchy (South Africa), Professor of Systematic Theology , University of Cape Town , for work on Dietrich Bonhoeffer
2002: Kurt Marti for his life's work
2004: Johannes Rau for his life's work
2006: Meehyun Chung (South Korea and Basel), theologian, impulses from Karl Barth's work for the Korean church and society
2008: Jürgen Schmude
2010: George Hunsinger
2012: Wolfgang Huber
2014: Heinz-Horst Deichmann
2016: Michael Welker
2018: Bernhard Christ
2020: Michael Beintker

jury

Currently (2015) the jury consists of three members:

Hans-Jürgen Abromeit , bishop in the district of Mecklenburg and Pomerania in the north church
Christiane Tietz , Professor of Systematic Theology
Peter Zocher , head of the Karl Barth Archive in Basel

Web links

Karl Barth Prize - information on the website of the Union of Evangelical Churches , with a list and pictures of the previous winners

Individual evidence

↑ Karl Barth Prize goes to theologian Michael Beintker. In: evangelisch.de. July 9, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 .

[1] Karl Barth Prize goes to theologian Michael Beintker. In: evangelisch.de. July 9, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 .