Albrecht Ritschl

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Albrecht Ritschl was a 19th-century German Protestant theologian whose influential work reshaped modern theology by emphasizing the ethical teachings of Jesus and the communal nature of the Kingdom of God over traditional metaphysical doctrines.

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instanceOf human
theologian
burialPlace Göttingen NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1822-03-25
dateOfDeath 1889-03-20
educatedAt University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Halle NERFINISHED
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED
employer University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Göttingen NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Ritschl NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Protestant theology
history of doctrine
systematic theology
theology
givenName Albrecht NERFINISHED
influenced 20th-century liberal theology
Adolf von Harnack NERFINISHED
Julius Kaftan NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Herrmann NERFINISHED
influencedBy Albrecht Bengel NERFINISHED
Friedrich Schleiermacher NERFINISHED
Immanuel Kant
movement Ritschlian theology NERFINISHED
liberal Protestantism
name Albrecht Ritschl NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableIdea Kingdom of God as ethical community
emphasis on ethical teachings of Jesus
rejection of speculative metaphysics in theology
value-judgment (Werturteil) approach to theology
notableWork Die Geschichte des Pietismus NERFINISHED
Die christliche Lehre von der Rechtfertigung und Versöhnung NERFINISHED
occupation clergyman
university teacher
opposedTo speculative metaphysical doctrines in theology
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Göttingen NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of theology
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
religiousDenomination Lutheranism NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
theologicalFocus community of believers
ethics of the Kingdom of God
historical study of Jesus

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theological liberalism keyFigure Albrecht Ritschl
Ernst Troeltsch influencedBy Albrecht Ritschl
Ferdinand Christian Baur influenced Albrecht Ritschl