The Tragedy of the Kingdom: Simmel and Troeltsch on Prophetic Religion
Troeltsch and Simmel both feared that the loss of religion on a cultural scale would deprive the modern European world of a potentially effective resource for ethical and spiritual unity. To conserve this resource, Simmel argued for a purely formal spirituality that depended upon no doctrines and no...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 141-167 |
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| Summary: | Troeltsch and Simmel both feared that the loss of religion on a cultural scale would deprive the modern European world of a potentially effective resource for ethical and spiritual unity. To conserve this resource, Simmel argued for a purely formal spirituality that depended upon no doctrines and no institutions. Troeltsch concluded that on a cultural scale, Simmel's program was a recipe for spiritual and ethical suicide; he recommended instead the possibility of a liberal Christianity. In developing this possibility, Troeltsch used Simmel's analysis of symbols of exchange to present a fruitful new sociological conception of the symbol of Christ as a model for shaping the interaction of Christianity and society. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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