The German theologian and philosopher Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher (1768-1834) held that man's consciousness of being springs from the presence of God within him. He believed that all morality is an attempt to unite man's physical nature with...

Friedrich Schleiermacher was the preeminent clergyman of the Age of Goethe. The theological thought of this small, delicate, yet polemical man culminated in the revolutionary belief that religious faith, grounded in individual feeling that is itself...

Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst [addendum] In the past forty years there has been an explosion in research on Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher in regard to both philosophical and theological dimensions of his thought. This entry is limited...

SCHLEIERMACHER, FRIEDRICH (1768–1834), German Evangelical theologian, philosopher, and pedagogue. His reappraisal of the task and content not only of Christian dogmatics but also of the whole of Christian life, faith, and theology earned him the...

Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst(1768 s lectures on this...

Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (IPA [ˈʃlaɪəmaxə]) (November 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834) was a German theologian and philosopher known for his impressive attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional...

In the following essay, an anonymous reviewer examines Schleiermacher's ideology and his powerful influence on German theology.

In the following excerpt, Munro presents a detailed overview of Schleiermacher's philosophy, focusing on his theory of knowledge, the elements of thought, and the distinction drawn between religion and philosophy.

In the following excerpt, Ellison studies Schleiermacher's approach to interpretive theory through an examination of his major texts.

Discussion of the impact that Friedrich Schleiermacher's work has on modern Christianity