Quotes by Kurt Marti

Kurt Marti (1921–2017) — Schriftsteller, Lyriker und Pfarrer · evangelisch-reformiert · Schweiz

Kurt Marti (1921–2017) war ein Schweizer evangelisch-reformierter Pfarrer, Schriftsteller und Lyriker, der vor allem in Bern wirkte. Geprägt von Karl Barth und dem religiösen Sozialismus, verband er theologische Lyrik und Mundartdichtung mit politischem Engagement, was ihm wegen seiner pazifistischen Haltung auch heftige gesellschaftliche Kritik eintrug. Bibellesern begegnet er durch seine pointierte Sprache und Aphorismen, die Kernthemen wie Hoffnung, Gerechtigkeit und Schöpfungsverantwortung ohne religiöse Floskeln zur Sprache bringen.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Church & Congregation, Courage & Strength, Hope & Confidence, Discipleship, Joy & Gratitude, Doubt & Hard Questions, Freedom & Truth

Quotes by Kurt Marti

Where would we end up // if everyone said // where would we end up // and no one went // to see for once // where one would end up // if one went.

Kurt Marti

God? That great madman who still believes in human beings.

Kurt Marti

Are there miracles? Yes, you for example. Me too, probably. And life in general, everything living.

Kurt Marti

The Lord we address familiarly, preached by lords we address formally.

Kurt Marti

Do I know God? One could just as well ask: does the starfish know the ocean in which it lives and dies? It knows only waves and currents, but not the ocean.

Kurt Marti

Every terror justifies itself with objective necessities. All the more reason to remain unswervingly subjective.

Kurt Marti

The commodity Christmas is not the true Christmas.

Kurt Marti

Like man, God too has become a commodity: religion is the trade that sells him.

Kurt Marti

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Sources: wikipedia.org, deutschlandfunk.de, admin.ch, reformiert.info

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