Reader's Guide to Schleiermacher's Christian Faith
Definitions of Key Terms and Questions for Aiding Understanding
| Home |
Previous: §§157-163
 |
Current: §§164-169
|
Next: §§170-172
|
Back to Reader's Guide |
Second Part of the System of Doctrine: Explication of the Facts of the Religious Self-Consciousness, as they are determined by the Antithesis of Sin and Grace
Second Aspect of the Antithesis: Explication of the Consciousness of Grace
Third Section: The Divine Attributes which relate to Redemption
Introduction
§164 When we trace to the divine causality our consciousness of fellowship with God, restored through the efficacy of redemption, we posit the planting and extension of the Christian Church as the object of the divine government of the world.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
§165 The divine causality presents itself to us in the government of the world as Love and as Wisdom.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
First Doctrine: The Divine Love
§166 The divine love, as the attribute in virtue of which the divine nature imparts itself, is seen in the work of redemption.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
§167 God is Love.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
Second Doctrine: The Divine Wisdom
§168 The divine wisdom is the principle which orders and determines the world for the divine self-imparting which is evinced in redemption.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
Theorem
§169 The divine wisdom is the ground in virtue of which the world, as the scene of redemption, is also the absolute revelation of the Supreme Being, and is therefore good.
Questions
- [coming soon...]
Definitions
- [coming soon...]
The information on this page is copyright ©1994 onwards, Wesley Wildman (basic information here), unless otherwise noted. If you want to use text or ideas that you find here, please be careful to acknowledge this site as your source, and remember also to credit the original author of what you use, where that is applicable. If you have corrections or want to make comments, please contact me at the feedback address for permission.