The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch

Edited by Christopher Adair-Toteff

Publication date:

15 December 2017

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783082773

‘The Anthem Companion to Ernst Troeltsch’ is the first collection of essays in English devoted to the thinking of Ernst Troeltsch. The eight essays are written by scholars who have been recognized as major contributors to works on Troeltsch; many of them have published books on his theology. These essays are devoted to exploring Troeltsch’s ethical, sociological and political ideas in addition to his theological concepts. The collection aims to depict Troeltsch as a major sociologist and important philosopher in addition to being one of the most significant German theologians of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Introduction Ernst Troeltsch: Theologian, Sociologist, Philosopher, and Culture Critic, Christopher Adair-Toteff; 1. The Independence of Religious Phenomena: The Work of Ernst Troeltsch as a Template for the Study of Religion, Hans Joas; 2. Troeltsch on Protestantism and Modernity, Lori Pearson; 3. Church, Sect, Mysticism: Writing the History of Christianity, Arie L. Molendijk; 4. Troeltsch’s Personalism, Christian Polke; 5. Performative Practice: Ernst Troeltsch’s Concept(s) of Christianity, Ulrich Schmiedel; 6. Troeltsch and the Problem of Theological Normativity, Jeffrey Kinlaw; 7. Troeltsch as Dogmatic Theologian, Mark D. Chapman; 8. Ernst Troeltsch and the Problem of Historicism, Christopher Adair-Toteff; List of Contributors; Index.

The Anthem Companions to Sociology offers wide ranging and masterly overviews of the works of major sociologists. The volumes in the series provide authoritative and critical appraisals of key figures in modern social thought. These books, written and edited by leading figures, are essential additional reading on the history of sociology. — Gerard Delanty, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton