Philip Konrad Marheineke (May 1, 1780,

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– May 31, 1846,

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), was a

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church leader within the

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Life

He was born at

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, and studied at the

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. In 1805 he was appointed professor extraordinarius of philosophy at

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; in 1807 he moved to

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. In 1811 he became professor ordinarius at

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, where from 1820 he was also preacher at Trinity Church and worked with

Schleiermacher Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Pr ...

. When he died he was a member of the supreme consistorial council.

Works

At first influenced by

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, Marheineke found a new master in

G. W. F. Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (; ; 27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a German philosopher. He is one of the most important figures in German idealism and one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends a ...

, and came to be regarded as the leader of the

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. He sought to defend and explain all the orthodox doctrines of the Church in an orthodox way in the terms of Hegel's philosophy. Marheineke's developed views on

dogma Dogma is a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam ...

tics are given in the third edition (1847) of his ''Die Grundlehren der christlichen Dogmatik als Wissenschaft''. When he published the first edition (1819) he was still under the influence of Schelling; the second edition (1827) marked his change of view. His works on symbolics show profound scholarship, keen critical insight, and rare impartiality. The ''Christliche Symbolik'' (1810-1814) has been pronounced his masterpiece. His other works include ''Institutiones symbolicae'' (1812; 3rd ed., 1830), ''Geschichte der deutschen Reformation'' (1816; 2nd ed., 18311834); ''Die Reformation, ihre Entstehung und Verbreitung in Deutschland'' (1846; 2nd ed., 1858), and the posthumous ''Theol. Vorlesungen'' (1847-1849). He co-edited Hegel's posthumous ''Werke'' series (1832-1845) and an 1840 edition of ''

Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's ''Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion'' (''LPR''; german: Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Religion, ''VPR'') outlines his ideas on Christianity as a form of self-consciousness. They represent the final a ...

''.

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Frédéric Auguste Lichtenberger Frédéric Auguste Lichtenberger (1832 in Strasbourg – 1899) was a French theologian. Biography He obtained his degree in theology, and was made professor at the University of Strasbourg (1864). In 1877 he was appointed professor in the newly f ...

''History of German theology in the nineteenth century''
(1889). **Émile-Alfred Weber, ''Le système dogmatique de Philippe Conrad Marheineke'' (1857). **

Otto Pfleiderer Otto Pfleiderer (1 September 1839 – 18 July 1908) was a German Protestant theologian. Through his writings and his lectures, he became known as one of the most influential representatives of liberal theology. Biography Pfleiderer was born at ...

''The development of theology in Germany since Kant; and its progress in Great Britain since 1825''
(1890). {{DEFAULTSORT:Marheineke, Philip 1780 births 1846 deaths 19th-century German Protestant theologians Hegelian philosophers Presidents of the Humboldt University of Berlin University of Göttingen alumni Heidelberg University faculty