Instruction in the Christian Religion

Albrecht Ritschl — Instruction in the Christian Religion, translated by Alice Mead Swing and printed in Albert Temple Swing, The Theology of Albrecht Ritschl (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901).

Ritschl’s Unterricht in der christlichen Religion (first published 1875; this translation follows the fourth German edition), a compact set of numbered paragraphs, with notes, that he wrote as a manual of his own theology. After an introduction on the standpoint of the Christian community, it sets out the doctrine of the kingdom of God, the doctrine of reconciliation through Christ, the doctrine of the Christian life, and the doctrine of public worship.

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Contents (5)

1. Introduction
2. Part First. The Doctrine of the Kingdom of God
3. Part Second. The Doctrine of Reconciliation through Christ
4. Part Third. The Doctrine of the Christian Life
5. Part Fourth. The Doctrine of Public Worship