{"product_id":"shepherds-of-the-empire-mark-r-correll-9781451472950","title":"Shepherds of the Empire: Germany's Conservative Protestant Leadership 1888-1919","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe late nineteenth century was a time of rapid industrialization, mass politicization, and modern philosophy. The resulting political and cultural upheaval confronted the German Protestant church with deep questions of identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On the one side sat an educated academic guild whose explorations of history, philology, and emerging social scientific disciplines gave rise to serious questions about the Christian faith and its meaning for today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On the other sat parish clergy faced with the complexities of daily life and leadership in common communities. For these parish clergy the pressure was great to support and bolster people not only in their life as Christians, but in their life as Germans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eShepherds of the Empire \u003c\/b\u003eengages timeless questions of identity and faith through the time-bound work of four key thinkers who attempted, and ultimately failed, to carve a middle way for the German parish clergy in that environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The volume focuses on the life and work of Adolf Stoecker (18351909), Martin Khler (18351912), Adolf Schlatter (18521938), and Christoph Blumhardt (18421919).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark R. Correll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451472951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451472950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.05w x 0.61d","brand":"Mark R. Correll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136650850559,"sku":"9781451472950","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4579bb0-6c7d-4890-9a4b-0fd74cd8f14c.jpg?v=1770163954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shepherds-of-the-empire-mark-r-correll-9781451472950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}