Abstract
Friedrich Schleiermacher suggested that his project was
to make Christianity compatible with reason and with the
natural sciences. This article argues that Schleiermacher re-
jected Christian doctrine und developed a religion which
he called ‘Christian’ but which does not contain the Chris-
tian doctrine and which is not rational. The article sketches
Schleiermachers rejection of Christian doctrine, examines
his claim that the natural sciences exclude miracles, criti-
cises Schleiermachers non-cognitivism, and sketches the
role of doctrine in Christianity.