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Faith is never identical with piety even if it were the purest and finest.

Karl Barth

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Karl Barth
Age: 82 †
Born: 1886
Born: May 10
Died: 1968
Died: December 10
Pastor
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University Teacher
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Purest
Piety
Identical
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Faith

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