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The Strange Freedom of Christian Love

Reading Karl Barth’s CD §68 on Agapē

Keanu Heydari

Keanu Heydari

22 May 2025 4 min
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I’m Keanu Heydari, Ph.D., a PC(USA) Inquirer writing on Karl Barth, Paul, and Reformed theology as lived practice. Subscribe to get new essays and sermons in your inbox.
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