Wolfgang Schluchter
{{Short description|German sociologist}}
Wolfgang Schluchter (born 4 April 1938 in Ludwigsburg, Germany) is a German sociologist and, as of 2006, professor emeritus at Heidelberg University. Schluchter is recognized as a leading sociologist of religion and an authority on the history of sociological theory, in particular on the work of Max Weber.{{sfnm|1a1=Lichtblau|1y=2022|1pp=75–76|2a1=Segre|2y=2013|2pp=65–66|3a1=Oakes|3y=2021|3p=194}} He was one of the editors of the {{Interlanguage link|Max Weber-Gesamtausgabe|de}}, alongside Wolfgang J. Mommsen and {{Interlanguage link|Johannes Winckelmann|de|Johannes Winckelmann (Jurist)}}. {{Interlanguage link|Gangolf Hübinger|de}} succeeded Mommsen after he died in 2004. The project was completed in June 2020, with forty-seven volumes.{{sfnm|1a1=Lichtblau|1y=2022|1pp=75–76|2a1=Oakes|2y=2021|2p=194}} Schluchter was visiting professor at several universities worldwide, including the University of Pittsburgh, The New School for Social Research, and the University of California, Berkeley.
Selected works in English translation
- Max Weber’s Vision of History. Ethics and Methods. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1979. {{ISBN|0520052269}} (with Guenther Roth)
- The Rise of Western Rationalism: Max Weber's Developmental History. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1985. {{ISBN|9780520054646}}
- Rationalism, Religion, and Domination. A Weberian Perspective. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1989.
- Paradoxes of Modernity. Culture and Conduct in the Theory of Max Weber. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1996.
- Max Weber and Islam. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, N.J., 1995 {{ISBN|1560004002}} (edited with Toby Huff)
- Public Spheres and Collective Identities. Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ, 2000 (edited with Shmuel N. Eisenstadt and Björn Wittrock)
Citations
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General and cited sources
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- {{Cite journal |last=Lichtblau |first=Klaus |date=January 2022 |title=On the Conclusion of the Max Weber Gesamtausgabe: A Meta-Critical Review |journal=Max Weber Studies |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=74–124 |doi=10.1353/max.2022.0004 |issn=1470-8078 |s2cid=252017012 |id={{Project MUSE|862056}} |translator-last=Whimster |translator-first=Sam}}
- {{Cite journal |last=Oakes |first=Guy |date=August 2021 |title=Thinking with Wolfgang Schluchter: Wolfgang Schluchter, Mit Max Weber. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2020, 289 S., br., 59.00 € |journal=Soziologische Revue |language=en |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=194–203 |doi=10.1515/srsr-2021-0026 |issn=0343-4109 |s2cid=237355614 |doi-access=free}}
- {{Cite journal |last=Segre |first=Sandro |date=January 2013 |title=On Wolfgang Schluchter's Interpretation of Weber |journal=Max Weber Studies |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=65–80 |doi=10.1353/max.2013.a808740 |issn=1470-8078 |jstor=24579965 |s2cid=145073362 |id={{Project MUSE|808740}}}}
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External links
- [https://www.soz.uni-heidelberg.de/?page_id=1854 Personal page at Heidelberg University] with links to CV and complete list of publications, retrieved 16 October 2013
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