What might be learned, for theology, from recent interest in the complex love triangle of Nelly Barth, Charlotte von Kirschbaum and Karl Barth? I explore some aspects of how the story has been told, in and since Christiane Tietz's 2016 presentation and article, and argue that they expose deep-seated issues in and for the discipline of systematic theology. In particular, I draw attention to the focus on preserving the authority of the individual (male/masculine) author as the exemplar of theological practice; and to the reluctance to recognise the social, political and economic dimensions of sexuality and ‘domestic’ life. I argue that a properly ‘systematic theological’ approach to the Barth-von Kirschbaum story would involve critical and constructive theological reflection on theology's conditions of production: using historical contexts to help us recognise and respond to contemporary issues, without reducing such reflection to stories about individual authors.

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个人是（学术的）政治人物：为什么要关心神学家的爱情生活？

从神学上，最近对内利·巴特，夏洛特·冯·柯施鲍姆和卡尔·巴特的复杂三角恋感兴趣，可以从中学到什么？自克里斯蒂安·泰兹（Christiane Tietz）2016年的演讲和文章发表以来，我探索了如何讲故事的某些方面，并争辩说它们揭示了系统神学领域以及系统神学领域中的深层问题。特别是，我提请大家注意保持个人（男性/男性）作者作为神学实践典范的权威。不愿承认性和“家庭”生活的社会，政治和经济方面。我认为对巴思·冯·柯施鲍姆的故事采取适当的“系统神学”方法将涉及对神学生产条件的批判性和建设性神学反思：