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albrecht ritschl . 20 march 1889 göttingen berlin systematic theology 25 march 1822 albrechtritschl.jpg albrecht ritschl
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albrecht ritschl

`` this article is about the theologian .
for the economist , see albrecht ritschl -lrb- economist -rrb- . ''
albrecht ritschl -lrb- 25 march 1822 -- 20 march 1889 -rrb- was a german theologian .
starting in 1852 , ritschl lectured on `` systematic theology '' .
according to this system , faith was understood to be irreducible to other experiences , beyond the scope of reason .
faith , he said , came not from facts but from value judgments .
jesus ' divinity , he argued , was best understood as expressing `` revelational-value '' of christ for the community that trusts him as god .
he held the christ 's message to be committed to a community .
