De-Nazification, Socialism and Solidarity: Re-Establishing International Relations in the Moravian Church after 1945
Despite the fierce animosities between Germans and Americans during the Second World War, a surprising sense of international fellowship developed between Moravians in the USA and in East Germany, even before the war had completely ended. The author shows how this new relationship evolved and how mu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
2007
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Journal of Moravian history
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Pages: 6-29 |
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| Summary: | Despite the fierce animosities between Germans and Americans during the Second World War, a surprising sense of international fellowship developed between Moravians in the USA and in East Germany, even before the war had completely ended. The author shows how this new relationship evolved and how much East German Moravians depended on transatlantic help to rebuild their churches and communities. The old concept of an international Moravian "Unity" was revived by establishing and inventing new common traditions. The renewed international unity of the Moravian Church is placed in the context of the general awakening of internationalism after the Second World War. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-6310 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Moravian history
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