Briefwechsel 1803 - 1804: (Briefe 1541 - 1830): 07 (Briefwechsel und biographische Dokumente (Briefe 1541-1830), 7) - Hardcover

Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768 - 1834) was, in Berlin, an eminent preacher, professor, and member of the academy. He displayed an influential theological and philosophical position between enlightenment, German idealism, and romanticism. The historical-critical edition of Schleiermacher's complete works, his unpublished writings and correspondence, published since 1980, has been divided into the following five sections: I.Writings and Drafts II.Lectures III.Sermons IV.Translations V.Correspondence and Biographical Documents The first editorial section, Writings and Drafts, includes all of Schleiermacher's writings which were printed during his lifetime except those which belong to the editorial sections III and IV. It also includes manuscripts either relating to these printed works or to drafts which do not belong to other editorial sections. In 2003, the final two text volumes (vols. 13 and 14) appeared. In 2005, the index volume will be published. The second editorial section, Lectures, contains all the material regarding Schleiermacher's extentsive lecturing both in Theological and Philosophical Faculties. Additional material is also drawn from notes made in his lecture by his students. (The Berlin Research Centre has been carrying out the editorial work on this section since 1989.) The third section, Sermons, includes all of Schleiermacher's published sermons authorised by himself, as well as his own handwritten drafts and records by listeners where the original text has not been preserved. (The Kiel Research Centre is working on this section since 2003.) This edition of Schleiermacher's sermons will consist of a total of 12 volumes of approximately 600 pages each. Section V. includes the letters from and to Schleiermacher, as well as bibliographical documents. The work on this section started in 1979 in the Schleiermacher Research Center Berlin.

Andreas Arndt ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Schleiermacher: Kritische Gesamtausgabe) und apl. Professor am Institut fur Philosophie der Freien Universitat Berlin. Wolfgang Virmond ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin (Schleiermacher: Kritische Gesamtausgabe).