Martin Rade between West and East

What was the standpoint of Liberal Nationalists during the Wilhelm Kaiserreich?

Abstract

This essay reassesses the theological and political position of Martin Rade. It liberates him from radical criticism that labeled him a “Cultural Protestant (Kulturprotestantismus)”, a“conservative” and so on, and presents him as a “liberal nationalist”. This essay examines his political proposal in regards to the problem of the Polish migrants in the eastern part of Preussen and its theological background.