Brief Outline of the Study of Theology
Overview
Written at the beginning of Schleiermacher’s professorship at the University of Berlin, Brief Outline of the Study of Theology seeks to lay out a structure for the study of theology, particularly in a university context. In it, Schleiermacher lays out what he sees as the nature of theology, the nature of the theological task, and the nature of the theologian. He then states the nature of philosophical theology, historical theology, and practical theology. Schleiermacher presents the structure of theology as a wheel. Each spoke is a different discipline that adds to the whole. The hub is the teaching and guidance of the church. The theologian must understand the important aspects of each spoke and how they relate to the hub.
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- Examines three different types of theology within an academic context
- Presents complex ideas using easy to understand examples in regard to the structure of theology
- Provides a look at the work of Schleiermacher at the beginning of his academic career
- Reminiscences of Schleiermacher (Dr. Friedrich Lücke)
- Brief Outline of the Study of Theology, Drawn up to Serve as the Basis of Introductory Lectures (Dr. Friedrich Schleiermacher)
- Part I: Of the Philosophical Theology
- Principles of Apologetics
- Principles of Polemics
- Concluding Observations of Philosophical Theology
- Part II: Of Historical Theology
- Exegetical Theology
- Historical Theology in the More Restricted Sense; or, Church History
- The Historical Knowledge of the Present Condition of Christianity
- Dogmatic Theology
- Ecclesiastical Statistics
- Concluding Observations Regarding Respecting Historical Theology
- Part III: Of Practical Theology
- The Principles of Church-Service
- The Principles of Church Government
- Concluding Observations on Practical Theology
Top Highlights
“Historical Theology, in the wider sense of the term” (Page 102)
- Author: Friedrich Schleiermacher
- Translator: William Farrer
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 1850
- Pages: 220
- Christian Group: Evangelicals
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: Theology
Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834) was born in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia. His father was a Reformed chaplain in the Prussian army. Schleiermacher attended a Moravian school and eventually went to the University of Halle. He graduated from Halle in 1794 and began to tutor the children of an aristocratic family. He left after two years and took up a chaplaincy at a hospital in Berlin. While in Berlin, Schleiermacher was influenced by the Romantic movement, particularly the emphasis on imagination and emotion. He read the works of Baruch Spinoza, Plato, Immanuel Kant, Fichte, and Schelling. In 1802 he became the pastor of a congregation in Stolp, Pomerania. He left in 1804 to accept a position as preacher and professor of theology at the University of Halle. In 1807, he accepted an offer to become pastor of Trinity Church in Berlin. While there, he helped found the University of Berlin and accepted a chair of theology. He also became the secretary of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Schleiermacher’s advocacy of the unification of the Reformed and Lutheran branches of the German church led to the Prussian Union of Churches in 1817. Schleiermacher wrote his magnum opus, Der christliche Glaube nach den Grundsätzen der evangelischen Kirche (The Christian Faith according to the Principles of the Protestant Church), in 1821 and revised it in 1831.