Download or read book Religion in the Age of Romanticism written by Bernard M. G. Reardon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-09-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conflict between Romantic thought of the early 1800s in Europe and traditional Christian beliefs resulted in liberalism competing against conservatism. This text attempts to show how writers such as Schleiermacher, Hegel, Schelling and Auguste Compte did not reject religion, despite the influence of the increasingly science oriented culture of their time.