"Some readers may be more interested in Howard's contribution to theoretical arguments about the nature of secularity. Others may be drawn more by the power of his narrative. Both sorts will be richly rewarded." First Things

• Acknowledgments; Introduction: History, Theology, and Modernity; 1. Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette: enlightenment, romanticism and biblical criticism; 2. De Wette and Schleiermacher at Berlin (1810–1819): politics, history, and the post-enlightenment transformation of theology; 3. De Wette, D. F. Strauss, and the New Christusbild; 4. Basel, Burckhardt, and de Wette; 5. History without centaurs; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"Some readers may be more interested in Howard's contribution to theoretical arguments about the nature of secularity. Others may be drawn more by the power of his narrative. Both sorts will be richly rewarded." First Things

• Acknowledgments; Introduction: History, Theology, and Modernity; 1. Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette: enlightenment, romanticism and biblical criticism; 2. De Wette and Schleiermacher at Berlin (1810–1819): politics, history, and the post-enlightenment transformation of theology; 3. De Wette, D. F. Strauss, and the New Christusbild; 4. Basel, Burckhardt, and de Wette; 5. History without centaurs; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.