Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacherwas a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity. He also became influential in the evolution of Higher Criticism, and his work forms part of the foundation of the modern field of hermeneutics. Because of his profound effect on subsequent Christian thought, he is often called the "Father of Modern Liberal Theology" and is considered an early leader in liberal Christianity. The Neo-Orthodoxy...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionTheologian
Date of Birth21 November 1768
CountryGermany
Friedrich Schleiermacher quotes about
Since each person, as an individual, is the not-being of the other, it is never possible to eliminate non-understanding completely.
Our own theory is that sin was ordained only in view of redemption, and that accordingly redemption shows forth as the gain bound up with sin; in comparison with which there can be no question whatever of mischief due to sin, for the merely gradual and imperfect unfolding of the power of the God-consciousness is one of the necessary conditions of the human stage of existence.