Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Title

The Oxford History of Modern German Theology

Editors

G. Kaplan, K. Vander Schel

Abstract

The emergence of post-Kantian theological rationalism in early-nineteenth-century German Protestantism ushered in a variety of novel theological approaches that sought to move beyond traditional presentations of doctrine to examine anew the rational and historical basis of religious faith. It also met with strong opposition from preachers and theologians, who rejected the accommodation with Enlightenment rationalism, defended the inescapably supernatural character of Christian revelation, and sought to reimagine the relation of Christian communities to the state and its civil and educational institutions. This chapter presents an inquiry into this opposition to theological rationalism, which proceeds in three parts. It explores: (1) the early-nineteenth-century opposition of rationalism and supernaturalism; (2) the beginnings of the German religious Awakening; and (3) the increasingly social and political expression of these anti-rationalist theological tendencies.

Pages

481–499

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198845768.003.0025

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Volume

1

Publication Date

7-6-2023

Keywords

theological rationalism, supernaturalism, German Awakening, Julius Wegscheider, G. C. Storr, F. D. E. Schleiermacher, E. W. Hengstenberg

Disciplines

Religion

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Copyright (c) 2019 by Oxford University Press

ISBN

9780198845768

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