Church and Theology in the Nineteenth Century

“The series of Baur translations expertly introduced and edited by Professor Hodgson is helping English-speaking students to a deeper understanding of the Enlightenment and Idealist contributions to modern western Christianity. . . . It throws fresh light on perennial issues: the relationship of philosophy and theology, tradition and modernity, church and state, governance, ecumenism, academic freedom.”


—Robert Morgan, University of Oxford





“The lectures on the nineteeth century are one of Baur’s most valuable works. The author here describes the history of church and theology as a contemporary. The pages concerning himself and Strauss are highlights of his report and make the work precious as a primary source. In his foreword the learned editor gives a short survey of the history of this book and its essence just as well-informed remarks on Baur’s conception of history.”


—Ulrich Köpf, Professor, University of Tübingen





“The value of this volume for students of nineteenth-century German theology and church history, both Protestant and Catholic, consists in the unique insights it offers on major thinkers who shaped the theological debates of this period. These are the insights of a towering theological figure who was himself a participant in these debates, and whose legacy we are now in a better position to appreciate due to the recent and ongoing efforts of Hodgson and Brown.”


— Todd Gooch, Professor, Eastern Kentucky University