Schleiermacher: On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) - Hardcover

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Schleiermacher, Friedrich

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Synopsis

This edition of a classic of modern Protestant religious thought powerfully displays the tensions between the Romantic and Enlightenment accounts of religion. It presents the original 1799 text in English for the first time and contains a chronology and notes on further reading.

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This edition of a classic of modern Protestant religious thought powerfully displays the tensions between the Romantic and Enlightenment accounts of religion. It presents the original 1799 text in English for the first time and contains a chronology and notes on further reading.

About the Author

Friedrich Schleiermacher was an influencial German theologian and philosopher known for his impressive attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant orthodoxy. His work also forms part of the foundation of the modern field of hermeneutics.

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ISBN 10:  0521479754 ISBN 13:  9780521479752
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996
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