Ultramontanism, Liberalism, Moderation: Political Mentalities and Political Behavior of the German Catholic Bürgertum, 1848–1914

In 1912 the Catholic lawyer, real estate speculator, and Center Party politician, Karl Trimborn wrote to his wife about a visit he had made to their Belgian relatives: Their Catholicism, this demonstrative insistence on the Catholic point of view, this goingthrough thick and thin while excluding all...

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Published in:Central European history 1996-01, Vol.29 (2), p.151-174
Main Author: Thomas, Mergel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catholicism
Churches
Industrialization
Liberalism
Middle class
Political parties
Political revolutions
Politicians
Protestant ethics
Protestantism
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Summary:In 1912 the Catholic lawyer, real estate speculator, and Center Party politician, Karl Trimborn wrote to his wife about a visit he had made to their Belgian relatives: Their Catholicism, this demonstrative insistence on the Catholic point of view, this goingthrough thick and thin while excluding all criticism is not sympathetic to me. It encourages me to contradict them and to demonstrate my liberal point of view … In no way did we have an argument, but as we said good-bye, we knew: we are different people.
ISSN:0008-9389
1569-1616
DOI:10.1017/S0008938900012991