Widerstand und Beharren: Die Kirchen im Dritten Reich

This essay was prompted by the question as to how far the experiences of Germany's second dictatorship, in the former East Germany, throw new light on the Church Struggle during the first, Nazi, period. It has to be admitted that both the major churches, protestant and catholic, were not enamou...

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Main Author: von Aretin, Karl Otmar (Author)
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Language:German
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 1995
In: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 382-395
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