Transformation of the self in the thought of Friedrich Schleiermacher

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Title:

Author:

Mariña, Jacqueline.

ISBN:

9780199206377

Personal Author:

Mariña, Jacqueline.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

x, 270 p. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

The philosopher's stone -- The principle of individuation -- Personal identity -- The world is the mirror of the self -- The highest good -- Individual and community -- Transformation of the self through Christ -- Outpourings of the inner fire : experiential expressivism and religious pluralism.

Personal Subject:

Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 1768-1834.

Subject Term:

Ethics.

Theology.

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Summary

The work of German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) has played a key role in the development of Protestant thought. Despite the importance of Schleiermacher's ethical theory, it has received little attention in the English speaking world. Jacqueline Mariña's book offers a corrective to this neglect, inviting philosophers and theologians to reassess his work and influence and the relevance of his thought to contemporary debates concerning the relation of religion and morality.Mariña begins by acknowledging Schleiermacher's early struggle to come to terms with Kant's practical philosophy, and his changing approach to Spinozism. Moving on to analyse the mature writings, Mariña engages with Schleiermacher's ideas on the moral transformation of the self, firstly in regard to the self-consciousness of the individual vis-à-vis his community, and secondly in regard to the philosophical problem of religious pluralism.