„Politische Romantik“ und „Sozialistische Entscheidung“.

Abstract

AbstractLittle is known on the history of reception of Carl Schmitt's works by Christian theologians. One trace can, however, be identified: it leads us back to Paul Tillich, who began using the term “Politische Romantik” (political romanticism) no later than the early 1930s. The present contribution demonstrates this fact by citing a key text of Tillich's, the 1932 essay entitled “Sozialistische Entscheidung” (socialist decision). One of the central insights lies in the fact that this text was not, as is usually assumed by extant research on Tillich, subjected to Nazi book burnings, was not even banned, but remained on the shelves relatively unscathed. This can be shown by looking at the inventories of domestic and foreign libraries.