The Christian Faith

by Ernst Troeltsch

The first English translation of Troeltsch's Glaubenslehre. The first attempt to do systematic theology from a deep Christian commitment with full awareness of Christianity's social and historical relativity.

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1991

Reviews

[John Hayward · Rating 4 out of 5]

One can understand why the works of Ernst Troeltsch were neglected after his death. Nevertheless, as with any writer, timeless insights are to be found in his Glaubenslehre: "The question that distinguishes faith from history is not, Which facts? but What do the facts mean?"

[J. David Knecht · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very well done and readable translation of an important theologian. The reader today would find much familiar in his thought. Using the twin pillars of rationalism and a theology of experience (following Schleiermacher) Troeltsch portrays the Christian faith in relative terms. It is not a faith I would espouse. However just because one disagrees should not mean one does not read. One who wishes to study the great 20th century theologians Barth, Bultmann, Tillich, Brunner, Niebuhr and especially Bonhoeffer should read Troeltsch to understand the 19th century thought they were seeking to liberate theology from.