Protestantism and Progress

<p>In this book Ernst Troeltsch touches on the contrast between Protestantism and Catholicism as well as Protestantism in relation to historical developments in politics economics social life science art and feeling. Ernst argues that the early Protestantism of Luther and Calvin was not radical but reform-minded retaining and having many things in common with the Church-civilization of Catholicism. Today he says modern Protestantism is though related to early Protestantism not properly its progeny but a combination of sectarian Anabaptist and radical groups; and whatever resemblance or claim it may make to early Protestantism this in many respects can only be granted in an indirect and unintentional way.</p>