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Troeltsch, Ernst Peter Wilhelm (1865–1923)

DOI
10.4324/9780415249126-K106-1
DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-K106-1
Version: v1,  Published online: 1998
Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/troeltsch-ernst-peter-wilhelm-1865-1923/v-1

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Ernst Troeltsch was a theologian, sociological historian, and philosopher of religion and history. He aimed to reconcile theology with modern scientific culture by grounding his philosophy of religion on historical analysis, and is regarded as the systematician of the ‘history of religion school’. He is famous for his critical appraisal of the Protestant Reformation, which, he argued, had retarded the development of modern culture.

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Seban, Jean-Loup. Troeltsch, Ernst Peter Wilhelm (1865–1923), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-K106-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/troeltsch-ernst-peter-wilhelm-1865-1923/v-1.
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