Godforsakenness as the End of Prophecy

A Proposal from Schleiermacher's Glaubenslehre

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ID20291376
AuthorsEvan Kuehn (0000-0003-0782-8313, University of Divinity, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume107
Issue3
Pages290-313
Publication date2014-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHarvard Theological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0017-8160 • E-ISSN: 1475-4517
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0017816014000297
OpenAlexW2142258090
LanguageEN
References cited14

The rationalist Johann Friedrich Röhr makes a passing but telling comment in his 1823 review of Schleiermacher's then recently published Glaubenslehre , when moving on from the doctrines of redemption and reconciliation: “We can pass over the explanation of the ecclesial doctrine of the prophetic, high priestly, and kingly office of Christ. More important is the doctrine of justification.” Röhr's disinterest has, in large part, been retained by more recent theological considerations of Schleiermacher. Despite ample recognition of the fact that Schleiermacher rejuvenated the doctrine of Christ's threefold office after a period of general neglect, extended reflection upon the actual implications of Schleiermacher's understanding of Christ as prophet, priest, and king for the rest of his system, and his doctrine of redemption in particular, has been lacking. In both editions of the Glaubenslehre , however, four complete sections are devoted to the threefold office, which with two preceding sections on the redeeming and reconciling activity of Christ make up Schleiermacher's doctrinal heading “Of the Work of Christ” within his division on Christology

Christology · Doctrine · Faith · Jesus christ · Theology · Classical Studies and Philology · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion, Theology, and Education

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