文化鬥爭（）是指普魯士王國與羅馬天主教會在1870年代的政治角力。 當時普魯士王國首相卑斯麥於1871年到1878年所頒布的政策，旨在減少羅馬天主教會對普魯士的影響和權力。該政策最終失敗告吹。

历史
俾斯麦作为坚定的新教徒，从未完全相信罗马天主教徒对德意志帝国的忠诚度。此前，教宗无误论在第一次梵蒂冈大公会议中由教宗庇护九世正式颁布为天主教教义，使得德国天主教徒内部产生分裂，也引来的普鲁士政府的干涉。德国政府认为罗马天主教会在德国东方激起波兰民族主义情绪。德国天主教徒支持教廷的行为也使俾斯麦对天主教徒产生了怀疑。天主教徒此前在 1870 年成立了德国中央党，不信任新教为主体的普鲁士在德国内的主导地位，也经常反对俾斯麦的政策。

由1871年至1876年，普鲁士政府颁布了一系列政策，旨在削弱天主教会的势力。政策包括对神职人员的教育背景提出要求并进行考核、禁止耶稣会的工作、将教育和婚姻世俗化（即取消教会主导的制度）等。一部分没有遵守此些政策的天主教神父和主教被驱逐出境或监禁。但文化斗争反而使天主教徒更加团结。在 1874 年的选举中，中央党的得票数反而增加了一倍。至1870年代后期，俾斯麦开始倾向于保守主义和贸易保护主义而非自由主义，并逐渐结束了文化斗争、修改了部分针对天主教会的法律。

有学者认为，文化斗争造就了德国中央党，并使其成为了此后数十年在德国政坛上不可轻视的势力。甚至二战后的德国基督教民主联盟也深受德国中央党影响。

另見
 文化戰爭
 費里法
 宗教自由

資料來源

參考文獻

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外部連結
, detailed article by Martin Spahn, written in 1910.

“Bismarck’s Failure: the Kulturkampf”  long description
 Founding Manifesto of the Protestant League (1887); Statistics on Membership (1887-1913) (English trasnslation)  a German anti-Catholic propaganda organization that became active after the Kulturkampf
Bismarck’s Domestic Polices 1871 -1890  Kulturkampf in the context of Bismarck's entire domestic policies, by a head of history at Catholic University School in Dublin
Kulturkampf Now and Then 13-paged essay in pdf by a Professor of the United States Air Force Academy
Ludwig Windthorst Speaks in the Prussian Parliament (1873)  speech of Ludwig Windthorst following its analysis
Bismarck on the purpose of the Kulturkampf  Speech in the Prussian House of Lords, March 10, 1873
 Kulturkampf: Bibliography by  LitDok East-Central Europe Herder-Institut (Marburg)

宗教與政治
侵犯人權
宗教迫害
德国天主教史
德意志帝國
奥托·冯·俾斯麦
19世纪基督教
德语词汇或短语