Evan F. Kuehn

Historicism and Its Problems

Philosophy

“of grim and monstrous force,” and his writings always sought, in one form or another, to overcome these threats with a vision of meaningfulness. Nowhere is his achievement more apparent than in this final great work. Historicism and Its Problems examines how the unavoidable modern consciousness of our varied and broken histories challenges our sense of unity and purpose. The grand theories of two previous centuries sought a way beyond this impasse with only partial success, but the problems of relativism and skepticism remained. In response, Troeltsch calls his readers, both in his own lifetime and today, to a common task of cultural synthesis, which involves risk, courage, and faith.”