Schleiermacher, a German theologian at the turn of the nineteenth century, is truly one of the masters of modern
theology: he sought to rebuild Protestant theology in the wake of the Enlightenment and of Kant's destruction of
traditional metaphysics. He was the founder of "liberal theology" with its emphasis on inner experience
and the knowledge of God as mediated through history. This volume concentrates on the key texts and ideas in Schleiermacher's
thought. It presents the essential Schleiermacher for students and the general reader. Keith Clements's introductory
essay and notes on the selected texts set Schleiermacher in his historical context, chart the development of his
thought and indicate the significance of this theology in the development of Christian theology as a whole.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. Schleiermacher in His Context
2. Main Themes in Schleiemacher's Theology
SELECTED TEXTS
1. Religion as Feeling and Relationship
2. The Distinctiveness of Christianity: Redemption through Jesus Christ
3. Theology as Reflection and Communication
4. Hermeneutics: Conversation with History
5. God and the World
6. The Person and Work of Christ
7. Nation, Church, and State
8. Christianity and the Religions
