Karl Barths und Dietrich Bonhoeffers Bedeutung für die Theologie in der DDR
This essay seeks to show the reception given to the ideas of both Barth and Bonhoeffer in the G.D.R. arose in a situation of state-induced pressure and of danger to the church's freedom. I seek to refute the suggestion that Barth's theology was used to give theological justification for th...
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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: 2, Pages: 279-299 |
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| Summary: | This essay seeks to show the reception given to the ideas of both Barth and Bonhoeffer in the G.D.R. arose in a situation of state-induced pressure and of danger to the church's freedom. I seek to refute the suggestion that Barth's theology was used to give theological justification for the state's ideology of "really-existing Socialism". In fact in the 1950s Barth's questioning of the socialist system was actually far more radical than his criticism of the policies of western governments, which did not question the existence of the western democratic state systems. Nevertheless Barth's readiness to respect the existence of the actual state in the G.D.R. must be questioned, since it gave rise to a tendency to legitimize the state's policies of disestablishment of the churches. This may explain why subsequently Bonhoeffer's theology seemed to be so relevant, when his ideas were helpful in showing both the positive possibilities, as well as the limits, for the church's situation in the G.D.R. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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