Friedrich Schleiermacher
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Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German Reformed theologian, pastor, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditiona
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
An engraving of Schleiermacher from his early adulthood
Schleiermacher-Haus in Berlin-Mitte, where he lived 1809 - 1816 while being pastor at the nearby Dreifaltigkeitskirche.
A statue of Schleiermacher at Palais Universitaire in Strasbourg
German Romanticism
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German Romanticism was the dominant intellectual movement of German-speaking countries in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, influencing philosophy, aesthetics, literature, and criticism. Compare
Friedrich Schleiermacher
…without challenge) seen to be spearheaded by Karl Barth, was in many ways an attempt to challenge his influence. As a philosopher he was a leader of German Romanticism. Born in Breslau in Prussian Silesia as the grandson of Daniel Schleiermacher, a pastor at one time associated with the Zionites, and the son of Gottlieb…
Caspar David Friedrich, (1774–1840) Moonrise by the Sea, 1822, 55x71 cm
Angelica Kauffman, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1787
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim Heinrich Heine, 1831, Kunsthalle Hamburg
Anton Graff Heinrich von Kleist, c. 1808