Abstract

This translation of eleven essays originally published between 1898–1918 brings together almost everything Simmel explicitly wrote on religion. The editors arrange the essays thematically, rather than chronologically, in five parts: Religion and Modernity ; Religion and Personality ; Religion and Art ; Methods in the Study of Religion ; and Toward a “Broader” Perspective on Religion. Chapter 3, “The Conflict of Modern Culture”, contains only the final part of the original lecture. Chapter 8, “Rembrandt’s Religious Art”, is not included in the German edition of the collection, and chapter 11 on “Religion” contains Simmel’s revised and augmented second edition essay of 1912.