Biography

German-born Albrecht Ritschl attended Bonn University and Halle University. In 1843, Ritschl earned a doctorate. Shortly after that, he began teaching at the University of Bonn and finished his career lecturing at Göttingen. He also wrote about theological topics such as original sin, the Trinity, and the Incarnation. Ritschl wrote a definitive work on the roots of the Christian church entitled The Origin of the Old Catholic Church. However, his most renowned work is his three-volume Die Christliche Lehre von der Rechtfertigung und Versöhnung (The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation), published in 1870, which documents his studies, views, and theology. Ritschl died in March of 1889 at the age of 66.

Wailand Groenendyk
CCEL Staff Writer