The criticism of psychology, which started with the philosophy of the Enlightenment and which took a theological turn in the 20th century, has up to the present prevented theology from developing an ontology of spiritual life. Subsequent to a critical reconstruction of Hume's, Kant's, Schleiermacher's and Dilthey's systems of thought, Kirsten Huxel outlines such an ontology.

One of the main concerns of Christian theology is to call attention to those experiences of faith which are related to the innermost part of a human being. This is the "place" which the traditional professions of faith addressed as the "soul" or the "heart" of a human being. The criticism of psychology, which started with the philosophy of the Enlightenment and which took a theological turn in the 20th century, has up to the present prevented theology from developing an ontology of spiritual life. Subsequent to a critical reconstruction of Hume's, Kant's Schleiermacher's and Dilthey's systems of thought, Kirsten Huxel outlines such an ontology.

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Geboren 1966; Studium der evangelischen Theologie in Mainz und Heidelberg; 1998 Promotion; 2003 Habilitation; wissenschaftliche Assistentin und Privatdozentin für Systematische Theologie an der Universität Tübingen.