Albrecht Ritschl's Influence On Nineteenth Century Thought
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Albrecht Ritschl’s Influence on Nineteenth Century Thought
Deena Shoemaker
CHHI 302
April 22, 2013
Born in Berlin on March 25, 1822, Albrecht Ritschl was a German Lutheran theologian1 who became one of the “most prominent name(s) in German theology at the close of the nineteenth century.2”
The theological literature in Albrecht Ritschl’s day was overflowing with Christological arguments and evangelistic writing. “In every university the life of Jesus was an absorbing theme; the very attacks made the church aware of the value of the person of Christ. This was the atmosphere in which Ritschl spent his student life.3”
Albrecht Ritschl is famous for his proposal of the method of “value-judgments,” which he defined as the only correct method of attaining “religious knowledge4.” In order to determine what Rischel meant in his overall theme, one must ask what he meant by “religious …show more content…
His problem is that he neglects the propitiation of the wrath of God.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cook, Albert. Ritschl 's Use of Value-Judgments. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct., 1917), pp. 545-553 The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3155348
Encycopedia Britannica Online. Albrecht Ritschl. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/504628/Albrecht-Ritschl
Keirstead, W.C. Metaphysical Presuppositions of Ritschl. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct., 1905), pp. 677-718 Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3154274
Packer, J.I. Knowing God. InterVarsity Press. 1973
Stuckenberg, H.W. The Theology of Albrecht Ritschl. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr., 1898), pp. 268-292 The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3152766
Albrecht Ritschl’s Influence on Nineteenth Century Thought
Deena Shoemaker
CHHI 302
April 22, 2013
Born in Berlin on March 25, 1822, Albrecht Ritschl was a German Lutheran theologian1 who became one of the “most prominent name(s) in German theology at the close of the nineteenth century.2”
The theological literature in Albrecht Ritschl’s day was overflowing with Christological arguments and evangelistic writing. “In every university the life of Jesus was an absorbing theme; the very attacks made the church aware of the value of the person of Christ. This was the atmosphere in which Ritschl spent his student life.3”
Albrecht Ritschl is famous for his proposal of the method of “value-judgments,” which he defined as the only correct method of attaining “religious knowledge4.” In order to determine what Rischel meant in his overall theme, one must ask what he meant by “religious …show more content…
His problem is that he neglects the propitiation of the wrath of God.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cook, Albert. Ritschl 's Use of Value-Judgments. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Oct., 1917), pp. 545-553 The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3155348
Encycopedia Britannica Online. Albrecht Ritschl. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/504628/Albrecht-Ritschl
Keirstead, W.C. Metaphysical Presuppositions of Ritschl. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Oct., 1905), pp. 677-718 Published by: The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3154274
Packer, J.I. Knowing God. InterVarsity Press. 1973
Stuckenberg, H.W. The Theology of Albrecht Ritschl. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Apr., 1898), pp. 268-292 The University of Chicago Press
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3152766