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Jun 9, 2024 · Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930) of Berlin vastly enlarged the understanding of early Christianity. Insisting that the simple message of Jesus had been obscured by church dogma, he defined the essence of Christianity as love of God and neighbour.
4 hours ago · Across the 19th century and into the 20th the work of German theologians such as Friedrich Schleiermacher and Adolf von Harnack decisively influenced the intellectual development of American liberal theology, especially the modes of biblical study known as higher or historical criticism.
Jun 17, 2024 · Carl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a German Lutheran theologian and prominent church historian. He produced many religious publications from 1873 to 1912 (in which he is sometimes credited as Adolf Harnack).
Jun 28, 2024 · Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Protestant theologian important for his support of ecumenism and his view of Christianity’s role in a secular world. His involvement in a plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler led to his imprisonment and execution. Learn more about his life with this article.
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Jun 24, 2024 · That was the beginning of what the German theologian Adolf von Harnack called the “Hellenization of Christianity,” whose relation to “the historical Jesus”—the putative peasant from Nazareth—has been viewed as problematic by many modern scholars.
Jun 15, 2024 · HARNACK, ADOLF. Publication date 1901 Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Addeddate 2024-06-15 00:02:50 Autocrop
5 days ago · Rome and the New Testament Canon: Armstrong cites Protestant scholar Adolf Harnack’s observation that the Roman Church was central to the development of the New Testament canon. He suggests that this historical fact provides further evidence for the trustworthiness and authority of the Roman Church in matters of faith and tradition.
