Schleiermacher, the Study of Religion, and the Future of Theology - A Transatlantic Dialogue

The past three decades have witnessed a significant transatlantic and trans-disciplinary resurgence of interest in the early nineteenth-century Protestant theologian and philosopher, Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834). As the first major Christian thinker to theorize religion in a post-Enlightenment context and re-conceive the task of theology accordingly, Schleiermacher holds a seminal place in the histories of modern Christian thought and the modern academic study of religion alike. Whereas his "liberalism" and humanism have always made him a controversial figure among theological traditionalists, it is only recently that Schleiermacher's understanding of religion has become the target of polemics from Religious Studies scholars keen to disassociate their discipline from its partial origins in liberal Protestantism. Schleiermacher, the Study of Religion, and the Future of Theology documents an important meeting in the history of Schleiermacher studies at which leading scholars from Europe and North America gathered to probe the viability of key features of Schleiermacher's theological and philosophical program in light of its contested place in the study of religion.

About the author

Dr. Wilhelm Gräb studierte Evangelische Theologie in Bethel, Göttingen und Heidelberg. Seit 1999 hat er den Lehrstuhl für Praktische Theologie inne und ist Direktor des Instituts für Religionssoziologie und Gemeindeaufbau an der HUB. Seit 2001 ist er Universitätsprediger der Berliner Hochschulen.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gräb (Editor), Gräb (Editor), Wilhelm Gräb (Editor), Brent W. Sockness (Editor), Bren W Sockness (Editor), Brent W Sockness (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9783110216332
• ISBN: 978-3-11-021633-2
• No. of pages: 396
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 32 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 724 g
• Series: Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann; Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann; ISSN
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Theologie, Christentum, Religionsgeschichte, Protestantismus, Bezug zu Christen und christlichen Gruppen, Geschichte der Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, Schleiermacher, Friedrich, Weltreligionen / Christentum, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History