This study concerns the theological interpretation of Dostoevsky's works in the German-speaking countries, from their beginnings around 1900 to the present.Maike Schult sketches the reception of the Russian writer F.M. Dostoevsky (18211881) in German theological circles, from its beginnings around 1900 to the present day. She provides insight into the development of the theological interpretation over time and looks critically at the literary interpretations embedded in this criticism. At the center stands the emotional interaction between the text and its reader, which some have felt and described as prophetically spellbinding.

Autorentext
Dr. Maike Schult ist Professorin für Praktische Theologie am Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Sie ist Mitglied und Koordinatorin der International Dostoevsky Society (IDS) in Deutschland und war 20042008 Vorsitzende der Deutschen Dostojewskij-Gesellschaft e. V. (DDG).

Leseprobe
This interdisciplinary research focusses on the reception of the Russian writer F.M. Dostoevsky (1821-1881) among German Theologians. It reflects the traditional pattern of perception of Dostoevsky as a prophet that stereotypes the reception of his novels and needs to be supplied by a poetological understanding.