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Adolf von Harnack was the foremost German proponent of a liberal theological program, and one of the most provocative and prolific theologians of his time. His influential studies of early Christianity and Christian dogma called for a historical-critical method, independent of meta-historical sources of authority, to extract the ‘timeless kernel’ of essential Christianity from the ‘husk’ of Church history. He distinctively promoted the absolute freedom of inquiry in theological studies and spoke out against speculative theology. [http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/bce/harnack.htm]

Adolf von Harnack was the foremost German proponent of a liberal theological program, and one of the most provocative and prolific theologians of his time. His influential studies of early Christianity and Christian dogma called for a historical-critical method, independent of meta-historical sources of authority, to extract the ‘timeless kernel’ of essential Christianity from the ‘husk’ of Church history. He distinctively promoted the absolute freedom of inquiry in theological studies and spoke out against speculative theology.<ref>http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/bce/harnack.htm</ref>

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== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Social Gospel]]

*[[Social Gospel]]

*[[The Gospels]]

*[[Liberal Theology]]

 

== External links ==

== External links ==

[[Category:German People]]

[[Category:German People]]