November 21, 1768 - Friedrich E.D. Schleiermacher Born

The Father of Liberal Theology, Friedrich E.D. Schleiermacher, was born in Breslau, Germany, on November 21, 1768. Schleiermacher believed that absolute truth was nonexistent and believed that Christianity was more about how an individual felt than it was about a literal interpretation of the words written in Scripture. Despite this deviance from traditional Christian understanding of Scripture and truth, his influence is still seen today with many believing similarly to Schleiermacher.