Isaak August Dorner (1809–84) was a German Lutheran theologian known for his contributions to Christology, Protestant theology, and Kantian philosophy. He taught at Tübingen, Kiel, Königsberg, Bonn, Göttingen, and Berlin, shaping 19th-century theological thought.
Born in Neuhausen ob Eck, Württemberg, Dorner studied at the University of Tübingen, opposing the school’s rationalist approach. He traveled to England and the Netherlands to broaden his theological perspectives before returning to Germany. His work sought to reconcile Kantian philosophy with Lutheran doctrine, influencing modern Protestant theology.
His most influential work, Entwicklungsgeschichte der Lehre von der Person Christi (1835–39, History of the Development of the Doctrine of the Person of Christ,) examines Christology from the apostolic age to modern times. Expanded and translated into English (5 vols., 1861–63,) it remains a key text. His Geschichte der protestantischen Theologie (1867, History of Protestant Theology, English translation 1871) traces Protestant thought’s evolution. His System der christlichen Glaubenslehre (1879, System of Christian Doctrine, English translation 1880–82) and System of Christian Ethics (1887) further developed his theological framework.
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The truth is not so much that man has conscience, as that conscience has man.
—Isaak August Dorner
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