In 1909, Troletsch was elected to represent his university in the first Chamber of the Ständeversammlung of the Grand Duchy of Baden as successor to the philosopher Windelband. He now definitively belonged to the functionary elite of the empire's most liberal federal state. In Parliament, Troeltsch became aware of class society, shaped by the marginalization of social democracy and aggressive cultural struggles between Protestants and Catholics.

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Harald Haury, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.