Lions and Lambs

In this learned, sharply observed, and elegantly written book, Strote offers a brilliantly conceived argument about the nature of democracy in Germany's tumultuous twentieth century. It will exert considerable influence on how we think about Weimar and the Federal Republic. -Peter Fritzsche, author of An Iron Wind: Europe under Hitler -- Peter Fritzsche Ever since the sociologist M. Rainer Lepsius popularized the notion of 'social milieux,' it has been commonplace to recall Wilhelmine and Weimar-era Germany as a society divided into discrete cultural-political domains. After 1945, however, a new spirit of partnership brought together these once-antagonistic groups to forge the relatively stable and enduring ethos of the German Federal Republic. In his broad-ranging and suggestive new book, Noah Strote sheds a helpful light on this ideological transformation. -Peter E. Gordon, author of Adorno and Existence -- Peter E. Gordon Lions and Lambs is an impressive, innovative exploration of ideas about overcoming conflict and achieving consensus in Germany from the Weimar Republic through the early years of the Federal Republic. This book will change how we think about Germany's transformation after 1945. -Richard Bessel, author of Germany 1945: From War to Peace -- Richard Bessel Beautifully written, this wide-ranging and landmark study reframes our understanding of German postwar democracy and modernization by underscoring the contributions of formerly exiled intellectuals and religious leaders to the establishment of a culture and politics of partnership in the Federal Republic. -Maria D. Mitchell, author of The Origins of Christian Democracy: Politics and Confession in Modern Germany -- Maria D. Mitchell