Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind. Author: Karl Barth Copy Quote More from Karl Barth “He wants in His freedom actually not to be without man but WITH him and in the …” “The person who knows only his side of the argument knows little of that.” “...'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a ful…” “A free theologian works in communication with other theologians...He waits for …”