Brief Outline of Theology as a Field of Study by Friedrich Schleiermacher

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drbobcornwall's review

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4.0

We know Schleiermacher for his ideas about faith and feelings, but he was the key figure in the development of what has become modern, historical/scientific study of theology. Here is an updated translation of his Brief Outline, together with a helpful Editor's Postscript. Won't be for everyone, but if you're interested in how theology developed in the modern age then this is an important read!

For the full review check my blog: http://pastorbobcornwall.blogspot.com/2011/06/schleiermachers-brief-outline-of.html

moreteamorecats's review

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It was Gefühl and [b:the "cultured despisers"|335888|Schleiermacher On Religion Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers|Friedrich Schleiermacher|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349065937s/335888.jpg|326355] that made Schleiermacher immortal, and [b:The Christian Faith|346079|The Christian Faith|Friedrich Schleiermacher|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389402318s/346079.jpg|1969975] that made him the founder of systematic theology, but this statement of theology's purpose and pedagogy may be his best work of all. "True piety and sound learning" is an old Church of England maxim, but I've never seen it more thoroughly worked out as a plan of practice than here.