Harnack believed that the church had so obscured Jesus's message, only a ruthless criticism could possibly uncover it. Layer by layer, he peeled back church doctrines—ideas like the Resurrection, Christ's divinity, and the inspiration of Scripture—to find "the Gospel in the Gospel." Harnack's father believed his son had undermined Christianity altogether, and many of Harnack's peers agreed. For decades, though, his What is Christianity? was considered the definitive statement of liberal Protestantism.
Georges Florovsky (1893-1979)
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Roland Bainton (1894-1984) & Heiko Oberman (1930-2001)
In Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Bainton focuses on the Reformer's convictions: "Luther's principles in religion and ethics alike must constantly be borne in mind if he is not at times to appear unintelligible and even petty." Oberman makes more of context in his Luther: Man Between God and the Devil: "Luther is to be regarded not so much as a lonely prophet—let alone as ...
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