On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
work by Schleiermacher
Also known as: “Über die Religion. Reden an die Gebildeten unter ihren Verächtern”(Show More)
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In On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers, Friedrich Schleiermacher sought to establish religion as a distinct realm separate from science and morality. He argued that the core of religious experience is a "feeling of absolute dependence". This work aimed to connect religion with culture and highlight the subjective, inner aspect of religious life. Schleiermacher's ideas influenced modern Protestant theology by emphasizing religious consciousness.12
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