Veldsman, Daniel Petrus2020-01-242020-01-242019-07-30Veldsman, D.P., 2019, ‘To feel with and for Friedrich Schleiermacher: On religious experience’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(4), a5537. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5537.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v75i4.5537http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72910The German systematic theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher has shaped Western Christian theological thinking in many ways. One such influential way has been his formulation and exposition of religious experience, and specifically the concept of the ‘feeling of absolute dependence’ (Gefühl der schlechthinnigen Abhängigkeit). From a brief account of his understanding of the ‘feeling of absolute independence’, a few critical remarks are made from the broader context of contemporary hermeneutical discourses, focusing on the constitutive role of affectivity and narrative identity in religious experiences of embodied personhood. It is argued that these two themes in revisiting Schleiermacher’s understanding of the ‘feeling of absolute dependence’ can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of religious experience.en© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Religious experienceFeeling of absolute dependenceAffectivityNarrative identityEmbodied personhoodFriedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834)Theology articles SDG-03SDG-03: Good health and well-beingTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsTheology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle