Erich Schaeder

Erich Schaeder was a German Protestant theologian.
He studied theology at the universities of Berlin and Greifswald, where in 1891 he qualified as a lecturer. In 1894 he became an associate professor of theology at the University of Königsberg, and later on, served as a full professor at the universities of Kiel and Breslau.
Schaeder was a leading advocate of theocentric theology. Through his criticism of 19th-century theological anthropocentrism, he was one of the founders of dialectical theology.

Selected works

Die Bedeutung des lebendigen Christus fur die Rechtfertigung nach Paulus, 1891 - The importance of the living Christ for justification to Paul the Apostle.
Die Christologie der Bekenntnisse und die moderne Theologie : zwei Vorträge - The Christology of confessions and modern theology: two lectures.
Das Evangelium Jesu und das Evangelium von Jesus, 1906 - Jesus the Evangelist and the Gospel of Jesus.
Der Moderne Mensch und die Kirche, 1907 - Modern man and the church.
Natur und Christentum : vier Vorträge - Nature and Christianity: four lectures.
Schriftglaube und Heilsgewissheit : Vorlesungen, 1908 - Scripture faith and assurance of salvation: lectures.
Theologie und geschichte, 1909 - Theology and history.
Theozentrische Theologie : eine Untersuchung zur dogmatische Prinzipienlehre - Theocentric theology: an investigation into the dogmatic doctrine of principles.