Rewriting Calvin: Schleiermacher on the atonement and priestly office of Christ

Abstract The burden of this essay is to show that Friedrich Schleiermacher's theology the atonement and account Christ's soteriological work as priest marked by recognisably Reformed commitments logics both build from critique John Calvin later scholastics. contends it when Schleiermacher departs strongly orthodox conclusions regarding substitutionary he mostly clearly appeals key aspects theology. Put differently, critiques material content orthodoxy, does so drawing on other doctrinal claims are fundamental in thought: divine decree, union with Christ, import sanctification interconnection between dogmatic expression Christian piety. presents creative solutions theological conundrums, particularly those plague tradition about relationship God's eternal decree grace appeasement wrath cross.