Ritschlian

[ rich-lee-uh n ]

/ ˈrɪtʃ li ən /

adjective

of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.

noun

a supporter of Ritschlian theology.

Origin of Ritschlian

1890–95; Ritschl + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Ritschlian

Ritsch·li·an·ism, noun

Example sentences from the Web for ritschlian

It will be long until we shall cease to reckon with a Ritschlian influence.

Edward Caldwell Moore |Edward Moore
It is long since one could properly speak of a Ritschlian school.

Edward Caldwell Moore |Edward Moore
The Ritschlian movement has engaged a generation of more or less notable thinkers in the period since Ritschl's death.

Edward Caldwell Moore |Edward Moore
Pragmatism may be described as the secularising of the Ritschlian system of theological thought.

Humours of Irish Life |Various

The central position of the pragmatist philosophy and the Ritschlian theology is that truth and usefulness are identical.

Humours of Irish Life |Various