Friedrich Schleiermacher und Albrecht Ritschl. Kontinuitäten und Diskontinuitäten in der Theologie des 19. Jahrhunderts

Journal article

The article considers the relationship between Albrecht Ritschl and Friedrich Schleiermacher. It is argued that beyond the frequent polemics there is both genuine, fundamental agreement and equally fundamental disagreement between the two theologians. Ritschl accepted that Schleiermacher’s ethical insight in the specific interaction of individual and community was pivotal for his own theology, while averring that Schleiermacher had failed to share Kant’s sharp ontological dualism of nature and spirit. This finding leads to far-reaching questions concerning the continuity and discontinuity in 19th-century theological development as well as today’s theological options in the reception of Schleiermacher's thought.

Authors: Zachhuber, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Journal: Journal of the History of Modern Theology/Zeitschrift für Neuere Theologiegeschichte
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 16-46
• Publication date: 2005-05-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• DOI: 10.1515/znth.2005.12.1.16
• EISSN: 1662-9776
• ISSN: 0943-7592
• Language: German
• Keywords: liberal theology; spirit; nature; Friedrich Schleiermacher; historical theology; Albrecht Ritschl; Immanuel Kant; Nineteenth-century theology
• Subjects: Theology and Religion; Modern theology