![]() ![]() ![]() His teaching was focused on the history of systematic theology and related areas in history and the philosophy of religion. In 1914 or 1915, he was awarded a Chair at Breslau and another in 1917 at Marburg he spent most of his career, from 1917-1937, teaching as a Professor of Systematic Theology at Marburg-on-the-Lahn. (His own account of his growing up can be read in his Vita that accompanied his first Examination in Theology, ~~translated here~~.) In Göttingen, he was actively participatory with a group of liberal theologians known as The Friends of Die christliche Welt ( Die christliche Welt was a liberal Protestant paper/journal). ![]() Systematic Theology is a school of theology that seeks to, literally, systematize Christianity, that is, to offer a rational account of the faith and its beliefs through both its sacred texts and the historical development of its doctrine. He became a Privatdozent (unsalaried lecturer) in Systematic Theology in 1897 at Göttingen and then became a Professor in 1904 (or 1906, depending on accounts), still at Göttingen. in theology in 1895 with his dissertation on the Holy Spirit in Luther’s thought. His early studies were in theology-he reports that he wanted to be a pastor from the age of 12-and mostly done at schools known for their conservative approach, although he also studied at a few places known for its liberal interpretations. Theologian, philosopher, historian of religion.īorn into a family with 13 siblings, Otto’s father (owner of a malt factory) died when he was 13. Peine, in the Prussian province of Hanover d. ![]()
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