<p>Theology</p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Abingdon Pillars of Theology</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> is a series for the college and seminary classroom designed to help students grasp the basic and necessary facts, influence, and significance of major theologians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Written by major scholars, these books outline the context, methodology, organizing principles, method, primary contributions, and major writings of people who have shaped theology as we know it today.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">–</span>1834) is the father of modern theology. In an implicit dialogue with the reader, Terrence Tice demonstrates that Schleiermacher is also very much our contemporary struggling with the same questions we do today: What has God done for us all in Christ? and How should I respond?</span></p><p>"Schleiermacher defined the task of Christian theology as that of explaining the fact of 'the Word made flesh' AND the experience of it. This timely and enjoyable book is a most welcome and vitally important contribution to the contemporary Schleiermacher renaissance."</p><p>Iain G.Nicol, Professor Emeritus Systematic Theology, Knox College, Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto</p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>"A unique book that presents the fruit of a lifetime's intensive engagement with the sources. Readers will especially welcome the author's insights on translating Schleiermacher's precise but conceptually elusive vocabulary into modern English. Indeed, it would not be too much to say that Tice has made Schleiermacher's own voice audible to a new generation."</FONT></FONT></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Dawn DeVries, John Newton Thomas Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education</FONT></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2></FONT> </p><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">"Building on his own command of Schleiermacher's work, Terrence Tice distills decades of research into a clear and compact introduction. The book’s thoughtful interpretation will engender knowledge--and even love--of Schleiermacher in readers. In addition readers will find the index a helpful and necessary companion to the English translations of Schleiermacher’s works."</p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Christine Helmer, Senior Scholar in Theology, Harvard Divinity School</p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p></FONT> </p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"A must-read for newcomers to theology's history and a tonic for all those willing to encounter Schleiermacher again, for the first time--a reliable, balanced overview of Schleiermacher's life, times, main theological themes, and distinctive idiom, presented in clear and lively terms and at quite modest length." </FONT><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p> </p><p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>James O. Duke, </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Professor of the History of Christianity and the History of Christian Thought, </FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schem