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This work critically examines Karl Barth’s use and criticism of the concept of religion with special reference to the 19th century Liberal approach which he seeks to overcome. The inquiry uncovers a hitherto unnoticed fundamental dependency of Barth on this Liberal background, and on Schleiermacher, its chief proponent. This dependency is able to explain Barth’s perplexing and much discussed ambiguity towards the concept of religion. The study also investigates the potential for an alternative approach based on Barth’s mature theology and finds an undercurrent in his thinking which proves to be a fruitful contribution in the current debate over a viable `theology of religions.’ Other Schleiermacher, Friendrich Books 1991 – Schleiermacher in Context: Papers from the 1988 International Symposium on Schleiermacher at Hernnhut, the German Democratic Republic (Schleiermache) 2004 – Friedrich Schleiermacher on Creeds, Confessions and Church Union That They May Be One 2003 – Understanding Schleiermacher
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