Soll die Schuld im Erfolg vernarben? Über den Schmerz alter und neuer historischer Wunden
Beginning with Bonhoeffer's reflections on the relationship between guilt and success, which he worked out against the background of the Nazi victory over France in 1940, this paper examines the German churches' reactions on their culpable past: 1918/19, 1945 and 1989/90. It was often extr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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1991
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 1991, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 493-511 |
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| Summary: | Beginning with Bonhoeffer's reflections on the relationship between guilt and success, which he worked out against the background of the Nazi victory over France in 1940, this paper examines the German churches' reactions on their culpable past: 1918/19, 1945 and 1989/90. It was often extremely difficult for the churches to confess their current guilt before God and humans; among other factors, they feared the political misuse of such declarations by the secular world. Instead they tried to focus exclusively on the future and to escape guilt by concentrating on their successes. This stance of course never worked out well, since the past always caught up with the church. Today the churches are again seeking to avoid facing the full implications of the past, because they fear the liberating Word, and try to carry on as if nothing has happened. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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