The veiled God : Friedrich Schleiermacher's theology of finitude / by Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson Ravenscroft, Ruth, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Studies in systematic theology (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 19.

Studies in systematic theology, 1876-1518 ; volume 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 1768-1834.

Schleiermacher, Friedrich.

Physical Description:

xviii, 293 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

In The Veiled God, Ruth Jackson Ravenscroft offers a detailed portrait of Friedrich Schleiermacher's early life, ethics, and theology in its historical and social context. She also critically reflects on the enduring relevance of his work for the study of religion. The book analyses major texts from Schleiermacher's early work. It argues that his experiments with literary form convey his understanding that human knowledge is inherently social, and that religion is thoroughly linguistic and historical. The book contends that by making finitude (and not freedom) a universal aspect to human life, Schleiermacher offers rich conceptual resources for considering what it means to be human in this world, both in relations of difference to others, and in relation to the infinite.

Contents:

Part 1 Freedom and Particularity in Schleiermacher's Early Ethical Anthropology

Delineating the Ethical and the Theological p. 34

1 Disciplinary Boundaries p. 34

2 A Godless Europe p. 42

Schleiermacher's Religious Doubt p. 47

1 From Barby to Halle p. 47

2 'To Cecilie' p. 53

Quarrels with Kant on Freedom p. 62

1 Necessity, Freedom, and Human Identity p. 62

2 Schleiermacher's Kant and the Otherworldly Subject p. 65

3 Schleiermacher's Quarrel with Kant on Freedom p. 70

4 Temporality, Dialogue and Human Identity p. 73

5 On Desire and Moral Motivation p. 77

Part 2 Human Formation and Literary Form in Schleiermacher's Soliloquies (1800)

Freedom and Formation Anew p. 98

1 Beyond the Moral Law, and the Idea of Universal Reason p. 98

2 Freedom and Rationality p. 105

3 The Role of Language in the Ethical Life p. 108

4 A New Approach to Freedom p. 111

Schleiermacher's Commitment to Bildung p. 114

1 Bildung in Berlin p. 114

2 The Meaning of Bildung p. 117

3 The Self Negotiated in Society p. 121

4 Schleiermacher, Bildung, and the Question of Gender p. 124

5 Schleiermacher's Project on the Colony in "New Holland" p. 132

The Soliloquies p. 149

1 An Idealistic Performance p. 149

2 Imagination and Individualism p. 152

3 Individuality and Immeasurability p. 159

Part 3 Dialogue and Incarnation

Schleiermacher's Dialogic Vision p. 175

1 A Household at Christmas p. 175

2 A Platonic Scheme? p. 179

3 Authorial Passivity p. 183

4 A Review from Kierkegaard p. 187

Seeking the Infinite in the Midst of the Finite p. 192

1 Schleiermacher's Speeches On Religion p. 192

2 Interreligious Dialogue in Berlin p. 205

A Theology of Finitude p. 221

1 Barth's Critique of the Christmas Dialogue p. 221

2 Music and the Transcendent p. 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Jackson Ravenscroft, Ruth. Veiled God

ISBN:

9789004397811

9004397817

OCLC:

1081435599