Zwischen Konfrontation und taktischer Kooperation: Die Religionspolitik der KPD 1919-1948
In the 1920s and early 1930s there was a bitter conflict between the Christian churches on the one side, and the socialist and communist movements, especially the Free Thinkers' movement, on the other. Church historians have so far paid little attention to this conflict. But the course of these...
| Published in: | Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte |
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| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
1993
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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| Summary: | In the 1920s and early 1930s there was a bitter conflict between the Christian churches on the one side, and the socialist and communist movements, especially the Free Thinkers' movement, on the other. Church historians have so far paid little attention to this conflict. But the course of these relations, or rather struggles, can be seen as a part of the pre-history of the relations between Church and State in the German Democratic Republic after 1949. During the Weimar Republic, the churches were frequently, if rather unsuccessfully, attacked by the communist "God-less Movement" and depicted as "agents of the devil" which had undermined the true Christian culture and morality. But in the years after 1933, when both Christians and Communists were suffering similar persecution from the Nazi dictatorship, a rapprochement between the Communist Party and the churches could be observed. The churches were perceived by the communists as playing a significant role in the resistance, and could therefore be regarded as partners in the Communist Party's concept of building up an "anti-fascist-democratic system". On the other hand, the basis for any lasting or trustworthy co-operation was still lacking. As a result, the churches, unlike other organizations, were not destined to become subject to the overall control of the Communist Party leadership. And this enabled the churches to enjoy a relative autonomy during the period of Soviet military administration and later in the German Democratic Republic. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
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