Prussian Conservatism 1815-1856: Ecclesiastical Origins and Political Strategies

Names and Places
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: The Conservative Milieu, 1815-1856
	1.1 Conservatism
	1.2 The Conservative Milieu and Its Trauma
	1.3 Purpose and Limitations
	1.4 Sources and Literature Review
		1.4.1 Family History
		1.4.2 The History of a Political
		1.4.3 The History of a Religious Movement
		1.4.4 Biographies
	1.5 Theory and Method
	1.6 Outline
Chapter 2: A Youth Between Defeat and Liberation, 1806-1830
	2.1 Napoleon and Prussian Identity
	2.2 Prussia on the Brink of Despair 1803-1815
		2.2.1 Narratives
		2.2.2 The Befreiungskämpfer
		2.2.3 War Experiences
	2.3 The Berlin Network(s) 1810-1820
	2.4 Faith Becoming Public, 1820s and 1830s
	2.5 Conclusion
Chapter 3: Conservative Interpretation of Royal Church Policy
	3.1 Context: Prussia´s Church Policy
	3.2 Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg and the EKZ´S Church Policy
	3.3 The Gerlach Brothers
	3.4 Friedrich Julius Stahl and the Christian State
	3.5 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Restoration, Revolution, and Counter-Revolution, 1830-1850
	4.1 Context: Prussia´s Political System
	4.2 Key Conservative Concepts, Pre-1848
	4.3 Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg, Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach, and the Revolution
	4.4 Friedrich Julius Stahl´s Political Theory
	4.5 Conclusion
Chapter 5: `The Bond That Stands Above the Will of the Spouses´: Marriage Law Reform(s)
	5.1 Contexts: Love, Marriage, and Divorce
	5.2 The `Foundation Stone of All States´, 1820s-1830s
	5.3 `Deus Praesens in Jure´: The 1840s
	5.4 Marriage Law and Restoration, 1850s
	5.5 Conclusion
Chapter 6: Conclusion: All That Is Left
Bibliography
	Manuscripts
	Gerlach-Archiv (GA)
	Bestand [Inventory] Ernst Ludwig von Gerlach
	Bestand [Inventory] Leopold von Gerlach
	Bestand [Inventory] Wilhelm von Gerlach
	Bestand [Inventory] Otto von Gerlach
	Herzog-August-Bibliothek (HAB)
	Other Archives
	Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz (GStA), Berlin
	Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin
	Printed Primary Sources
	Evangelische Kirchenzeitung (EKZ)
	Berliner Politisches Wochenblatt (BPW)
	Neue Preußische Zeitung (KrZ)
	Other Printed Primary Sources
	Secondary Literature