The liberal theologian Ernst Troeltsch argued that the traditional belief in Jesus as the incarnation of God could no longer be held in the modern world. This study provides a…

This book assesses the German liberal theological tradition in the early years of the twentieth century, concentrating in particular on the work of Ernst Troeltsch. It locates theology in its…

Originally presented as the author’s thesis–Hamburg, 1996.

These essays reflect Troeltsch’s vast knowledge and deep insight into modernity which led him to discern radical implications of historicity for religion and to redirect the study of religion and…

Between February 1919 and November 1922, in a total of 56 Spectator Letters and Berlin Letters, Ernst Troeltsch commented on his times. He critically observed revolution, civil war, and a…