Ernst Troeltsch

Ernst Peter Wilhelm Troeltsch (/trɛl/; 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.

Ernst Troeltsch
Born17 February 1865
Died1 February 1923
Berlin, Germany
Alma mater
  • University of Erlangen
  • University of Göttingen
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
  • Theology
  • philosophy of history
Notable ideas
Crisis of Historicism

Church, Sect, Mysticism

Three principles of historiography
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