Ernst Troeltsch

Ernst Troeltsch
Born17 February 1865
Died1 February 1923
Berlin, Germany
Alma mater
Era19th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolNeo-Kantianism (Baden school)
History of religions school
Liberal Christianity
Classical liberalism
Notable studentsGertrud von Le Fort
Friedrich Gogarten
Main interests
Notable ideas
Crisis of Historicism

Church, Sect, Mysticism

Three principles of historiography

Ernst Peter Wilhelm Troeltsch (/trɛl/;[1] German: [tʁœltʃ]; 17 February 1865 – 1 February 1923) was a German liberal Protestant theologian, a writer on the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of history, and a classical liberal politician. He was a member of the history of religions school. His work was a synthesis of a number of strands, drawing on Albrecht Ritschl, Max Weber's conception of sociology, and the Baden school of neo-Kantianism.

  1. ^ Porter, Andrew P. (2001). By the Waters of Naturalism: Theology Perplexed among the Sciences. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock. p. 57. ISBN 1-57910-770-2.