“Disenchantment” has become something of a catchword in recent times. However, what exactly is meant by it is often only vaguely defined. Equally unclear is what an alternative to it may have been or may continue to be. This lecture will follow the path of one twentieth century Swiss theologian, Karl Barth, in his own journey of being disenchanted of various idols, both ancient and modern, in his quest to see all things from a centre in Jesus Christ. From ancient philosophical god-concepts to modern political ideologies, Barth came to see the concrete reality of Jesus Christ as God’s judgement against all abstract human constructs. One idolatrous construct that he saw as particularly antithetical to Jesus Christ is the modern idea of the human being as an autonomous self-determining individual. This line of critique has rich political implications that Barth was only partially able to cash in on since his doctrine of the Holy Spirit remained underdeveloped.