Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Short Titles and Abbreviations xi
5. Historical Table xiii
6. Introduction and Historical Contexts 1
7. Chapter One: Studies and early cultural criticism 23
8. Chapter Two: Guardini, Goethe, Nietzsche and literature theology 47
9. Chapter Three: The George-Kreis, myth and the Conservative Revolution 85
10. Chapter Four: Volk, deutsche Seele and the “Staat-Kirche-Gesellschaft” totality 135
11. Chapter Five: Nazi Germany and Stimmen der Zeit 184
12. Chapter Six: Erich Przywara and Karl Barth 228
13. Chapter Seven: The anti-modern anti-Semitic complex 250
14. Chapter Eight: Renouveau Catholique, Neo-Scholasticism and Nouvelle Théologie 288
15. Bibliography 345
16. Name Index 377