Ritschlian

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[rich-lee-uhn] / ˈrɪtʃ li ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.

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noun

1. a supporter of Ritschlian theology.

Other Word Forms

• Ritschlianism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Ritschlian

1890–95; Ritschl + -ian

Example Sentences

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Ritschlian

We need not, with the Ritschlian, contemptuously condemn the whole structure of Christian doctrine because undoubtedly it is a development of what was taught by Christ himself.

From Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge by Rashdall, Hastings

That sums up this aspect of the Ritschlian position.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell

The Ritschlian value-judgment theory in its disparagement of philosophy is practically a dethronement of reason.

From Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics by Alexander, Archibald B. C.

“The central position of the pragmatist philosophy and the Ritschlian theology is that truth and usefulness are identical.”

From Humours of Irish Life by Various

It is long since one could properly speak of a Ritschlian school.

From An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant by Moore, Edward Caldwell