Friedrich Schleiermacher

Friedrich Schleiermacher
Born	Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-11-21)21 November 1768 Breslau, Prussian Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	12 February 1834(1834-02-12) (aged 65) Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Education
Alma mater	University of Halle (1787–90)[1]
Philosophical work
Era	18th-/19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	German Idealism[2] Jena Romanticism[3] Berlin Romanticism[4] Romantic hermeneutics[5] Methodological hermeneutics[6]
Institutions	University of Halle (1804–07) University of Berlin (1810–34)
Notable students	August Böckh Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg
Main interests	Theology, psychology, New Testament exegesis, ethics (both philosophic and Christian), dogmatic and practical theology, dialectics (logic and metaphysics), politics[7]
Notable ideas	Hermeneutics as a cyclical process[8] Socratic problem

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Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (/ˈʃlaɪərmɑːxər/;^[9] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃlaɪɐˌmaxɐ]; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity. He also became influential in the evolution of higher criticism, and his work forms part of the foundation of the modern field of hermeneutics. Because of his profound effect on subsequent Christian thought, he is often called the "Father of Modern Liberal Theology" and is considered an early leader in liberal Christianity. The neo-orthodoxy movement of the twentieth century, typically (though not 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.