RT Review T1 Religion, state and society in the transformations of the twentieth century. Modernization, innovation and decline. By Gerhard Besier. (Studies in Contemporary Church History, 1.) Pp. 356. Berlin: LIT, 2008. €35 (paper). 978 3 8258 0980 5 JF The journal of ecclesiastical history VO 59 IS 3 SP 588 OP 588 A1 Ward, W. R. LA English YR 2008 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1784669679 K1 Rezension DO 10.1017/S0022046908004259