Otto Karl Albrecht Ritschl (26 June 1860 in

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– 28 September 1944 in Bonn) was a German

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, the son of

Albrecht Ritschl Albrecht Ritschl (25 March 182220 March 1889) was a German Protestant theologian. Starting in 1852, Ritschl lectured on systematic theology. According to this system, faith was understood to be irreducible to other experiences, beyond the scop ...

. After studying at

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and

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, he became professor at

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(extraordinarius) in 1889 and afterwards at Bonn (extraordinarius 1894; ordinarius 1897). He published, among other works, ''Schleiermachers Stellung zum Christentum in seinen Reden über die Religion'' (1888), and a ''Life'' of his father (2 vols, 1829–96).

Selected works

* ''Cyprian von Karthago und die Verfassung der Kirche. Eine kirchengeschichtliche und kirchenrechtliche Untersuchung'' Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1885. * ''Albrecht Ritschls Leben'' (2 voll., Freiburg i.B.: J.C.B. Mohr, 1892-1896). * ''Dogmengeschichte des Protestantismus. Grundlagen und Grundzüge der theologischen Gedenken- und Lehrbildung in den protestantischen Kirchen'' Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1908–27. * ''System und systematische Methode in der Geschichte des wissenschaftlichen Sprachgebrauchs und der philosophischen Methodologie'' Bonn: Carl Georgi, Universitats-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1906.

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