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Heiler, Friedrich
Heiler, Friedrich (1892–1967). Christian theologian and phenomenologist of religion. He was originally a Roman Catholic, but became a Lutheran under the influence of Nathan Söderblom. From 1922 until his retirement in 1960, he was professor of the comparative history of religions at Marburg. Pulled back in a more Catholic direction by the writings of von Hügel, he founded an evangelical order of Franciscan tertiaries. His major work was Das Gebet (1918; Prayer: A Study in the History and Psychology of Religion, 1932). In this he put into practice his understanding of phenomenology as a way to discovering common truths at the heart of different religions, beneath the surface. He saw the study of religion in this way as a path that could lead to reconciliation between religions. At the outset of Erscheinungs-formen und Wesen der Religion (1961), he summarized his understanding of the phenomenological method: it could not be ‘value-free’, since every science has its presuppositions; thus the historian of religion must be inductive, but the phenomenologist must be deductive, building on the foundations of history, philology, etc., working always with empathy.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HeilerFriedrich.html JOHN BOWKER. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HeilerFriedrich.html |
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Heiler, Friedrich
Heiler, Friedrich (1892–1967), German religious writer. As a RC he studied Catholic theology, but in 1919 he joined the Lutheran Church at Uppsala. He was appointed a professor at Marburg in 1922. He became the organizer of a German High Church movement and even founded an Evangelical Order of Franciscan Tertiaries. His principal work, Das Gebet (1918; abridged Eng. tr., Prayer, 1932) is a comprehensive historical analysis of the subject.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HeilerFriedrich.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Heiler, Friedrich." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HeilerFriedrich.html |
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