The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation

Download or read book The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation written by Albrecht Ritschl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-08-24 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ritschlian theology, a reaction against rationalism, was influential in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ritschl held that God could be known only through the revelation contained in the person and work of Jesus. His theology stressed ethics and the community of man and repudiated metaphysics. Ritschl's most characteristic work is presented here and has been translated as 'The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation'. In it Ritschl proposes understanding the doctrine of justification in interpersonal rather than juridical categories.