The Christian Faith
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The Christian Faith is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s seminal theological work that systematically presents his modern, experience-centered understanding of Christian doctrine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Christian Faith canonical | 2 |
| Der christliche Glaube | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Christian Faith Context triple: [Friedrich Schleiermacher, notableWork, The Christian Faith]
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A.
Introduction to Christianity
Introduction to Christianity is a widely influential theological book that systematically presents and reflects on the core beliefs of the Christian faith, written by Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI.
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B.
Christianisme dévoilé
Christianisme dévoilé is an 18th-century anti-religious philosophical treatise by Baron d'Holbach that offers a radical Enlightenment critique of Christianity and organized religion.
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C.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
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D.
The Reasonableness of Christianity
The Reasonableness of Christianity is a 1695 theological treatise by John Locke arguing that the core of Christian faith is a simple, rational belief in Jesus as the Messiah rather than adherence to complex doctrinal systems.
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E.
Confession de foi du chrétien
Confession de foi du chrétien is a Reformed Protestant statement of faith authored by the 16th-century theologian Théodore de Bèze, summarizing key doctrines of Calvinist theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Christian Faith Target entity description: The Christian Faith is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s seminal theological work that systematically presents his modern, experience-centered understanding of Christian doctrine.
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A.
Introduction to Christianity
Introduction to Christianity is a widely influential theological book that systematically presents and reflects on the core beliefs of the Christian faith, written by Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI.
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B.
Christianisme dévoilé
Christianisme dévoilé is an 18th-century anti-religious philosophical treatise by Baron d'Holbach that offers a radical Enlightenment critique of Christianity and organized religion.
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C.
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine is a foundational theological and hermeneutical treatise by St. Augustine that outlines principles for interpreting Scripture and for Christian teaching and preaching.
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D.
The Reasonableness of Christianity
The Reasonableness of Christianity is a 1695 theological treatise by John Locke arguing that the core of Christian faith is a simple, rational belief in Jesus as the Messiah rather than adherence to complex doctrinal systems.
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E.
Confession de foi du chrétien
Confession de foi du chrétien is a Reformed Protestant statement of faith authored by the 16th-century theologian Théodore de Bèze, summarizing key doctrines of Calvinist theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Schleiermacher ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God-consciousness in Christ
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experience-centered understanding of Christian faith ⓘ feeling of absolute dependence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
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| focus |
Christian doctrine
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| genre |
dogmatics
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systematic theology treatise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century German theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century theology
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liberal Protestantism ⓘ modern Protestant theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Pietism ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| method |
correlation of Christian experience and doctrine
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experience-centered approach ⓘ |
| movement | liberal theology ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Christ as the archetype of God-consciousness
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God-consciousness ⓘ absolute dependence ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Der christliche Glaube
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linked to:
The Christian Faith
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| publicationYear |
1821
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1822 ⓘ |
| reception |
foundational text of modern liberal theology
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highly influential in academic theology ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers ⓘ |
| secondEditionYear |
1830
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1831 ⓘ |
| structure | systematic presentation of Christian dogmatics ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
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doctrine of God ⓘ doctrine of creation ⓘ doctrine of providence ⓘ doctrine of redemption ⓘ doctrine of sin ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educated Christians
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theologians ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Protestant theology
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Reformed theology ⓘ |
| viewOfDoctrine | expression of Christian self-consciousness ⓘ |
| viewOfReligion | feeling and intuition rather than mere belief or practice ⓘ |
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linked to: The Christian Faith