God's spies: the Stasi's Cold War espionage campaign inside the church

Establishing a Secret Police Force -- Agents and handlers -- Reining In the seminaries -- Recruitment -- Preventing escape -- High-maintenance spy -- Infiltration -- Student spy -- Tapping ecumenical bodies -- Stopping the Bible mules -- Further adventures in Bible smuggling -- Perks -- Seminary spy...

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Main Author: Braw, Elisabeth 1973- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2019
In:Year: 2019
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Germany (DDR), Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, Hauptabteilung (XX) / Espionage / Church staff member / Protestant Church / History
B Germany (DDR), Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, Hauptabteilung (XX) / Protestant Church / Espionage
IxTheo Classification:KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Church and state (Germany (East)) History
B Internal Security (Germany (East))
B Cold War
B Germany (East) Church history
B Informers (Germany (East))
B Germany (East) Ministerium für Staatssicherheit 4 / Hauptabteilung XX History
B Clergy as spies (Germany (East))
B Intelligence service (Germany (East))
B Secret Service (Germany (East))
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Summary:Establishing a Secret Police Force -- Agents and handlers -- Reining In the seminaries -- Recruitment -- Preventing escape -- High-maintenance spy -- Infiltration -- Student spy -- Tapping ecumenical bodies -- Stopping the Bible mules -- Further adventures in Bible smuggling -- Perks -- Seminary spy -- Expanding connections -- A frustrated spy -- Pastor spies abroad -- Opposition rises -- Game over -- The wall falls -- Shredding and pulping and shuttering the Stasi -- God's spies . . . after the fall -- Final reflections.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:0802875254