Schleiermacher, Friedrich
SCHLEIERMACHER, FRIEDRICH (1768–1834), German Evangelical theologian, philosopher, and pedagogue. His reappraisal of the task and content not only of Christian dogmati...
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Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst(1768–1834)
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was nineteenth-century Protestantism's great systematic theologian. It was he who marked the point...
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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 theologic...
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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 moralit...
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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 fai...
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In the following essay, an anonymous reviewer examines Schleiermacher's ideology and his powerful influence on German theology.
Two countrymen, says the fable, were walking in the fields whe...
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In the following excerpt, Ellison studies Schleiermacher's approach to interpretive theory through an examination of his major texts.
The “system-subject”
After the publication...
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In the following excerpt, Küng traces the development of Schleiermacher's theological philosophy and provides an overview of his major works.
1. Beyond Pietism and Rationalism
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In the following essay, Vial proposes that worship is a fundamental tenet of Schleiermacher's theology.
Suspicion raised by the Neo-orthodox movement concerning Schleiermacher's theol...
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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 reli...
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In the following excerpt, Chapman provides an interpretation of Schleiermacher's Addresses (also known as his Speeches), characterizing them as a seminal influence on nineteenth-century theolog...
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In the following excerpt, Brandt asserts that Schleiermacher's vast influence on theologians was due in part to his ability to mediate between supernatural theology and naturalism, thus allowin...
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In the following excerpt, Dawson traces the development of Schleiermacher's nationalism and his response to the romanticist philosophy in the context of his Speeches on Religion.
The subtle,...
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In the following excerpt, Forstman critiques Schleiermacher's Speeches as evidence of his evolving religious philosophy, which makes a clear distinction between religion and morality.
In the...
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In the following essay, Streetman illustrates the ways in which Schleiermacher influenced religion during the nineteenth century, noting his revitalization of the sense of divinity which led to the cr...
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In the following excerpt, Clements discusses the influence of Schleiermacher's writings on the philosophy and study of religion, focusing on his theological methods, nationalism, and ideas on t...
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In the following essay, Rajan provides an overview of the development of Schleiermacher's hermeneutic philosophy in the context of Romantic ideas regarding discourse, criticism, and creation.
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Schleiermacher is the "Father of Modern Christianity." Discuss.
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was born in 1768 in what is now the modern country of Poland. On the question of Schleiermac...
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