A Barthian Critique of Schleiermacher’s Doctrine of God: Questioning the Schleiermacher Renaissance
Schleiermacher is an increasingly important resource for contemporary systematic theology, particularly as Barth’s criticisms of Schleiermacher, which were thought to have undermined his dogmatic relevance, are subject to severe criticism. With reference to the doctrine of God, Barth argues that Sch...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2021
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Pro ecclesia
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 484-515 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Barth, Karl 1886-1968
/ Schleiermacher, Friedrich 1768-1834
/ God
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Schleiermacher
B Feuerbach B doctrine of God B Barth B Divine Attributes |
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| Summary: | Schleiermacher is an increasingly important resource for contemporary systematic theology, particularly as Barth’s criticisms of Schleiermacher, which were thought to have undermined his dogmatic relevance, are subject to severe criticism. With reference to the doctrine of God, Barth argues that Schleiermacher’s theology generates a “God behind God” and is problematized by Feuerbach. I offer a detailed reading of Schleiermacher’s mature account of the divine being and attributes and suggest in view of this interpretation that a slightly nuanced version of Barth’s critique rightly applies to Schleiermacher’s doctrine of God. I make this argument in dialogue with the many contemporary voices arguing in Schleiermacher’s defense and raise some critical questions for those seeking to retrieve Schleiermacher’s doctrine of God. |
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| ISSN: | 2631-8334 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pro ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/10638512211033615 |