The Cambridge Companion to Friedrich Schleiermacher

Known as the ´Father of modern theology´ Friedrich Schleiermacher is without a doubt one of the most important theologians in the history of Christianity. Not only relevant to theology, he also made significant contributions in areas of philosophy such as hermeneutics, ethics, philosophy of religion and the study of Plato, and he was ahead of his time in espousing a kind of proto-feminism. Divided into three parts, this Companion deals firstly with elements of Schleiermacher´s philosophy, such as metaphysics, epistemology of religious knowledge, ethics, hermeneutics, and contributions to Plato scholarship. Secondly with theological topics such as sin and redemption and Christology, and the final section is devoted to Schleiermacher´s understanding of culture.