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Robert E. Norton
The Crucible of German Democracy
Ernst Troeltsch and the First World War
[Der Schmelztiegel der deutschen Demokratie. Ernst Troeltsch und der Erste Weltkrieg.]
2021. XV, 650 pages. Summary
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The famous philosopher, historian, theologian and politician Ernst Troeltsch (1865-1923) was one of the most prominent advocates of the democratic idea in Germany during the First World War and in the following years until his death. Robert E. Norton presents for the first time the dramatic history of his activity during these turbulent, decisive years.
»Robert Norton’s The Crucible of German Democracy: Ernst Troeltsch and the First World War is a work of great insight and erudition.«
Helmut Walser Smith in The German Quarterly, Fall 2021, pp. 545
»Robert Norton’s The Crucible of German Democracy: Ernst Troeltsch and the First World War is a work of great insight and erudition.«
Helmut Walser Smith in The German Quarterly, Fall 2021, pp. 545