Theology at War and Peace : English Theology and Germany in the First World War

This book is the first detailed discussion of the impact of the First World War on English theology. Assessing the close relationships between English and German theologians before the First World War, Chapman then explores developments throughout the war. A series of case studies make use of a large amount of unpublished material, showing how some theologians sought to maintain relationships with their German colleagues, while others, especially from a more Anglo-Catholic perspective, used the war as an opportunity to distance themselves from the liberal theology which was beginning to dominate the universities before the war. The increasing animosity between Britain and Germany meant that relations were never healed. English theology became increasingly insular, dividing between a more home-grown variety of liberalism and an ascendant Anglo-Catholicism. Consequently, this book offers useful insights into the development of theology in the twentieth century and will be of keen interest to scholars and students of the history of theology. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Theological responses in England to the South African War, 1899–1902 The complexities of race The Church of England and the rhetoric of empire National solidarity Conclusion Notes 2 Theology, nationalism, and the First World War: Christian ethics and the constraints of politics The force and power of nationalism: J. Allen Baker and Randall Davidson The impossibility of idealism: J. Allen Baker Realism and the constraints of nationalism: Randall Davidson Germany, the Sermon on the Mount, and the First World War Max Weber: the impossibility of the Gospel Otto Baumgarten: the Sermon on the Mount and the First World War The ‘ideas of 1914’: the religious function of the Nation Finding a ‘new sociological body’ Towards an ethics of nationalism Conclusion Notes 3 Missionaries, modernism, and German theology: Anglican reactions to the outbreak of war in 1914 The missionary background War propaganda Conclusion Notes 4 The Church of England, Serbia, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in the First World War A common front against liberalism Escaping liberalism The perception of Serbia or Servia Kosovo Day, 1916 Pullan’s lectures Conclusion Notes 5 Anglo-German theological relations in the First World War German liberalism and truth William Sanday and German theology Some theological responses to the outbreak of war Correspondence with Germany during the War Post-war relations Conclusion Notes 6 The Sanday, Sherrington, and Troeltsch Affair: Theological relations between England and Germany after the ... The aftermath of Sanday’s lecture Sherrington’s bombshell Troeltsch’s response Conclusion Notes 7 The ‘sad story’ of Ernst Troeltsch’s proposed British Lectures of 1923 Troeltsch and the Oxford Summer School for Theology, 1909 The invitation after the First World War Troeltsch’s death The Oxford lecture The London lectures The publication of the lectures The reception of the book Notes Bibliography Unpublished Papers Newspapers Printed Sources Index Пустая страница This book is the first detailed discussion of the impact of the First World War on English theology. Assessing the close relationships between English and German theologians before the First World War, Mark Chapman then explores developments throughout the war. A series of case studies make use of a large amount of unpublished material, showing how some theologians sought to maintain relationships with their German colleagues, while others, especially from a more Anglo-Catholic perspective, used the war as an opportunity to distance themselves from the liberal theology which was beginning to dominate the universities before the war. The increasing animosity between Britain and Germany meant that relations were never healed. English theology became increasingly insular, dividing between a more home-grown variety of liberalism and an ascendant Anglo-Catholicism Theological Responses In England To The South African War, 1899-1902 -- Theology, Nationalism, And The First World War: Christian Ethics And The Constraints Of Politics -- Missionaries, Modernism, And German Theology: Anglican Reactions To The Outbreak Of War In 1914 -- The Church Of England, Serbia, And The Serbian Orthodox Church In The First World War -- Anglo-german Theological Relations In The First World War -- The Sanday, Sherrington, And Troeltsch Affait: Theological Relations Between England And Germany After The First World War -- The 'sad Story' Of Ernst Troeltsch's Proposed British Lectures Of 1923. Mark D. Chapman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.