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Friedrich Schleiermacher

My heart is properly cultivated ... and is not left to wither under the burden of cold erudition, and my religious feelings are not deadened by theological inquiries.

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genius friedrich schleiermacher

Friedrich Schleiermacher

If we look into the matter of how Christian theology rose in the beginning, the Christian Church was always already earlier, and thus even now for each individual the Christian Church is earlier than theology.

genius friedrich schleiermacher

Friedrich Schleiermacher

Belief must be something different from a mixture of opinions about God and the world, and of precepts for one life or for two. Piety cannot be an instinct craving for a mess of metaphysical and ethical crumbs.

genius friedrich schleiermacher

Friedrich Schleiermacher

Like Chaos, before the world was created

genius friedrich schleiermacher

Friedrich Schleiermacher

Whenever I find a spark of that hidden fire that will sooner or later consume the old and create the new, I am drawn to it with love and hope, regarding it as a sign of my future home.