Evangelische Kirchen und das Problem des Autoritarismus in der DDR
Authoritarianism is an unsolved problem in Germany. Some commentators ascribe it to the ominous combination of an authoritarian education system and the repressive and manipulative functioning of social institutions. Those organizations, particularly, such as the Christian churches or those devoted...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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1994
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 1994, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-128 |
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| Summary: | Authoritarianism is an unsolved problem in Germany. Some commentators ascribe it to the ominous combination of an authoritarian education system and the repressive and manipulative functioning of social institutions. Those organizations, particularly, such as the Christian churches or those devoted to health, which seek to project and preserve a positive image and high moral values run the risk of supporting repressive attitudes, which only intensify individual or social misdevelopments. The Evangelical Churches in the German Democratic Republic have also to defend themselves against such accusations, because their preservation of authoritarian structures had the effect of subjecting Christian values to ideological pressures, of encroaching on significant ethical principles, and of hindering spiritual growth. But the future of our democracy depends on how the churches will be able to deal with this legacy, and how far they can overcome the psycho-social effects of their alienation from society or their intimidation by the GDR's previous rulers, and can themselves develop the capacity for a more critical and emancipatory stance. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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