Using a well-translated collection of 29 primary texts, this volume traces the development of hermeneutic theory through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The 13 theologians surveyed include Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, Bultmann, and more. Mueller-Vollmer adds an essay describing each theologian's key contributions to hermeneutic theory, and an excellent bibliography. About 380 pages, paper from Crossroad.