Gespräche im Schaufenster: Das Gipfeltreffen zwischen Honecker und den evangelischen Kirchenführern der DDR vom 6. März 1978

At this well-known meeting on 6 March 1978, both the leaders of the State and of the churches were operating with very different church-political objectives. Both were under pressure to achieve a successful result: the State wanted to give foreign countries and observers at least the impression that...

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Main Author: Boyens, Armin 1924-2012 (Author)
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Language:German
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1994
In: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 1994, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-235
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