Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough (1893-1965) was a scholar of the history of religion who specialized in early Christianity and the religions of the Hellenistic period. Like a number of other theorists, Goodenough was […]
German theologian and philosopher Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) was an influential theorist within the historical development of religious studies. He is well-known for his idea of religious experience as being the apprehension of […]
In the historical development of religious studies, some theorists, despite possessing a keen interest in the subject, have been critical of the claimed truths of religion. These theorists made little, if […]
The German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) tried to defend religion against detractors and cynics of his day which led him to pen On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers (1799). Schleiermacher observed […]
