[1] In 1819, the faculty launched the journal Theologische Quartalschrift [de] which was intended to give balanced commentary on contemporary theology and avoid polemics which would impede Catholic-Protestant dialogue.
[10] It declined in influence after the Neo-Scholastic Joseph Kleutgen's critique of the school and the reform of Catholic theology departments after the publication of Aeterni Patris.
[13][14] Influenced by Hegel,[15] Möhler authored an apologetic text entitled Symbolik which examined the confessional differences between Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches.
Möhler's ecclesiology and theology of history are found in Die Einheit in der Kirche (Unity in the Church), wherein he argues that Christianity is not simply salvation and knowledge but a Lebensprinzip (lit.
[16] Influenced by Schelling and Novalis's critique of Protestantism, Drey emphasized a vitalist theology of the Church as a living organism whose essence is not found in the authority of Scripture but in the Christian community.
He critiqued Schelling and Hegel along the lines of orthodox Trinitarian theology and a traditional understanding of divine revelation being found in God's word and the Church.