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Caspar E. (Caspar Erich) Schieler
1851–1934
A German-born theologian and church historian, he wrote across two religious worlds and left a body of work that reflects both scholarly training and pastoral experience. His life moved from the Roman Catholic priesthood into the German Reformed Church in the United States, giving his books an unusual personal and historical depth.
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Theory and practice of the confessional : A guide in the administration of the sacrament of penance
by Caspar E. (Caspar Erich) Schieler
About the author
Born in Obererlenbach, Germany, in 1851, Caspar Erich Schieler became a theologian, church historian, professor, and author whose career stretched across Europe and the United States. He was educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood and was ordained in 1877, later serving as a professor in Würzburg before emigrating to the United States in the 1880s.
Schieler’s life took a dramatic turn after he left the Roman Catholic Church. In America he joined the Reformed Church in the United States, served as a minister, and continued to write and teach. That uncommon journey helps explain why his work often feels both learned and intensely practical: he wrote not only as a scholar, but as someone who had lived through major religious change.
He is remembered for theological and historical writings, including books connected with confession, church history, and questions of doctrine. Schieler died in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1934.