Eternal Blessedness for All: A Historical-Systematic Examination of Schleiermacher’s Understanding of Predestination [Paperback]

Eternal Blessedness for All?' is work shows how the acclaimed father of modern theology, Friedrich Schleiermacher, brilliantly approached this problem. It took many twists and turns of historical and philosophically minded analyses, however, for him to get to a theologically appropriate answer. is book unpacks those efforts in manageable form, based on a close examination of a pivotal 1819 essay, 'On the Doctrine of Election'; his masterpiece, 'Christian Faith'; sermons; and other related sources. Schleiermacher was the first modern theologian of stature to endorse the universal restoration of all humanity. Th is study also displays the historical, ecumenical, and doctrinal contexts in which his views were fashioned.

Foreword by David Fergusson
Preface and Acknowledgments
1 Introduction

part one: Background and Context for Schleiermacher’s Conception of Election
2 Theological Background: Protestant Confessions
3 Historical Developments in Prussia up to the Early Nineteenth Century
4 Correspondence and Publications Pro and Contra Church Union

part two: Schleiermacher’s Exploration and Development of Election
5 Schleiermacher’s Source Material
6 The Essay 'On the Doctrine of Election' and Its Reception
7 Election in Christian Faith
8 Schleiermacher’s Sermons

part three: Schleiermacher’s Account of Election in Context
9 Related Doctrines
10 Lutheran Concerns
11 Universal Restoration and Schleiermacher’s Position
12 Appreciation

Appendix
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Symbolic Books, Confessions, and Catechism