Piety and Theology: A Schleiermacher Discussion with Daniel Pedersen

Dr. Daniel Pedersen joins us for a discussion on the 19th century German Reformed theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher. Schleiermacher is often called the 'Father of Modern Theology' or the 'Father of Liberal Theology'. Daniel explains what that term means and how he believes that term can mislead. Daniel takes a position that Schleiermacher is often misread and misinterpreted, and he sees Schleiermacher as more in line with the Great Tradition (and an important interlocutor in the Reformed Tradition). Daniel and Andrew also discuss some of the basic ideas of Schleiermacher as laid forth in his chief theological works On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers and The Christian Faith.

Daniel is a Research Fellow at the the University of Aberdeen. His interests run the gamut of modern theology and Protestant theology, from the Reformers to the 19th century and beyond. He earned his Ph.D. at Princeton where he studied under Bruce McCormack. He is the author of several books and articles on Friedrich Schleiermacher.
Daniel's latest book Schleiermacher's Theology of Sin and Nature: Agency, Value, and Modern Theology is available here.
Daniel's article that we discussed on the Divine Attributes that argues for a strong continuity from the Reformed scholastics to Schleiermacher is "Schleiermacher and the Reformed Scholastics" from The International Journal of Systematic Theology 17: 413-431

Daniel's post "How to Understand Schleiermacher's Theology- A guest post by Daniel Pedersen"
(He advances his thesis further in an upcoming article for International Journal of Systematic Theology titled "‘A tragic destiny overtook him': Misunderstanding the Introduction to Schleiermacher’s The Christian Faith and his Letters to Lücke’")
Andrew discussed Gerhard Ebeling's comparison of Luther and Schleiermacher from Internationaler Schleiermacher Kongreß Berlin 1984. Link to electronic copy of the book.

The Terrence Tice book discussed in the episode is Schleiermacher: Abingdon Pillars of Theology Series.

*For further reading from Daniel's colleague and Schleiermacher authority Paul Nimmo, we recommend his article "Schleiermacher on Scripture and the Work of Jesus Christ" in Modern Theology