David Friedrich Strauss
Reputation and reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13104272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederick C Beiser (Syracuse University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-19 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Intellectual History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2380-1883 • E-ISSN: 2380-1891 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23801883.2019.1586752 |
| OpenAlex | W2921508935 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Because of his radical critique of Christianity, David Friedrich Strauss has often been portrayed as a political radical, as a revolutionary on the far left of the Hegelian school. A closer look at his actual historical views shows that his political and religious views were much more moderate. Rather than wanting to destroy Christianity, he wanted to preserve it; and instead of standing on the far left of the political spectrum, Strauss stood in its centre
Christianity · Epistemology · Hegelianism · Political science · Political theology · Politics · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |