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

• VerfasserIn: Jackson Ravenscroft, Ruth,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Systematic Theology 19.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (311 pages).

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works -- Introduction -- Freedom and Particularity in Schleiermacher’s Early Ethical Anthropology -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Delineating the Ethical and the Theological -- Schleiermacher’s Religious Doubt -- Quarrels with Kant on Freedom -- Conclusion -- Human Formation and Literary Form in Schleiermacher’s Soliloquies (1800) -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Freedom and Formation Anew -- Schleiermacher’s Commitment to Bildung -- The Soliloquies -- Conclusion -- Dialogue and Incarnation -- Introduction to Part 3 -- Schleiermacher’s Dialogic Vision -- Seeking the Infinite in the Midst of the Finite -- A Theology of Finitude -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.