Ernst Troeltsch and Liberal Theology

Ernst Troeltsch and Liberal Theology by Mark Chapman

This is the first discussion in English of the ethical implications of German liberal theology in the early years of the twentieth century. It avoids pejorative interpretative categories (such as `culture protestantism'), seeking instead to understand a much neglected period on its own terms. The leading figure, Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923), is treated as a `public theologian', engaging at many different levels with his social and political context and trying to ensure that religion could continue to shape the future course of history. To understand his context he made use of the tools of the emergent discipline of sociology and also entered into dialogue with philosophers and historians. Troeltsch's public theology is contrasted with other liberal models of theology, particularly those of the New Testament scholar Wilhelm Bousset and the systematic theologian Wilhelm Herrmann, who were far more reluctant to engage seriously with their context and as a result isolated religion from its wider social and intellectual setting. Troeltsch's theological solution is also compared with Max Weber's sociological response to the problems of modernity: Troeltsch's ideas of cultural synthesis are seen as both constructive and critical and as having much to contribute to contemporary social and political theology.

.. an astute, fascinating, and highly recommended scholarly treatment of a theologian whose relevance for the present, as Chapman argues, should be made as clear as possible. * Journal of the Academy of Religion *
Chapman's book is an important and compelling contribution to the study of Troeltsch. His scholarship is richly illuminating and thorough, and his style is concise and lively. * Journal of the Academy of Religion *
... a major contribution to the continuing scholarly interest in the early-twentieth-century theologian Ernst Troeltsch. * Journal of the Academy of Religion *

Chapman, Mark L.: - Mark L. Chapman is Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and Chair of the Department at Fordham University.

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ISBN 13	9780199246823
ISBN 10	0199246823
Title	Ernst Troeltsch and Liberal Theology
Author	Mark Chapman
Series	Christian Theology In Context
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2001-11-08
Number of pages	240
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