Friedrich Schleiermacher
German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)
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Schleiermacher spent his career threading the needle between Enlightenment skepticism and Protestant faith, basically inventing modern theological argument in the process. His ripple effects were so massive that 20th-century theologians had to define themselves against him.
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Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German Reformed theologian, pastor, 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 movement of the twentieth cen…
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