Reader's Guide to Schleiermacher's Christian Faith

Introduction to the Reader's Guide

Each section of the Reader's Guide contains links to the following resources.

  • Paragraph headings in H.R. Mackintosh and J.S. Stewart's English translation of Friedrich Schleiermacher's Christian Faith, 2nd ed. (1830-1831).
  • Corresponding sections in George Cross's The Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, "The Christian Faith" (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1911), which is in the public domain and is here slightly modified in places from the version posted online. For the other parts of Cross's book, see the Preface, the Historical Introduction, the Estimate of Schleiermacher's influence, and the Reference Works. Cross's book is not the definitive work on Christian Faith, and it certainly was not the last word. But it is in the public domain!
  • Definitions of key terms used in The Christian Faith (displayed with paragraph headings).
  • Questions about The Christian Faith to help readers understand the text (displayed with paragraph headings).

Symbols in the grid below are as follows:

paragraph headings (directly from the Christian Faith)

extra material: definitions of key terms and questions to test understanding (along with paragraph headings)

summary of the section from the George Cross volume (details above)

 

INTRODUCTION
    Introduction
§1
 Chapter 1
§§2-19
 Chapter 2
§§20-31
      
               
               
FIRST PART
    Introduction
§§32-35
 First Section
§§36-49
 Second Section
§§50-56
 Third Section
§§57-61
    
               
               
SECOND PART
    Introduction
§§62-64
          
               
  First Aspect          
    Introduction
§65
 First Section
§§66-74
 Second Section
§§75-78
 Third Section
§§79-85
    
               
               
  Second Aspect          
    Introduction
§§86-90
 First Section
§91
 Second Section
§§113-114
 Third Section
§§164-169
    
      First Division
§§92-105
 First Division
§§115-125
      
      Second Division
§§106-112
 Second Division
§126
      
        First Half
 §§127-147
      
        Second Half
 §§148-156
      
        Third Division
§§157-163
      
               
               
               
CONCLUSION
§§170-172
               

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