Die Evangelisch-Augsburgische Kirche vor und im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Protestantism in Poland in the inter-war period was deeply affected by the heritage of the previous partitions of the country. Seven different churches had their own traditions, both legally and spiritually. They sought to find common ground in ecumenical collaboration in the Council of Evangelical...
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| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2002
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 2002, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 182-193 |
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| Summary: | Protestantism in Poland in the inter-war period was deeply affected by the heritage of the previous partitions of the country. Seven different churches had their own traditions, both legally and spiritually. They sought to find common ground in ecumenical collaboration in the Council of Evangelical Churches, but in the 1930s national differences led to increasing misunderstandings. In 1936 the introduction of the law dealing with the relationship of the State to the Evangelical-Augsburg Church [EAK] brought an end to any such collaboration. National conflicts were also reflected within this church. The new law supported the pro-Polish stance of Bishop Bursche over against the pro-German group around Pastor Alfred Kleindienst. The situation became more tense in the late 1930s since these Protestants were identified as pro-German by many Polish nationalists. The war brought not only devastation and destruction, but also a division of the country, affecting church relations. In the so-called "General Government", the continuation of parish life was possible. But to begin with their pastors were arrested, and then the parishes were divided into German and Polish sets. The German parishes sought protection from the state's interference by appealing to the 1936 law which they had previously rejected. In Silesia, all the Protestants in Polish Upper Silesia, with the exception of the Teschen area, were placed under the control of the Breslau Consistory. The arrest of the Polish pastors caused considerable problems. In the Warthegau the parishes were placed together as part of the German Evangelical Church of the Warthegau, but the church offices were divided into two parts, one for Posen and one for Lodz, and respectively transferred to the United Evangelical Church in Posen or to the Evangelical-Augsburg Church. The religious policies followed by the Nazi Gauleiter and Governor Guertler led to bitter conflicts. By the end of the war, the losses of personnel and goods were such that a complete reconstruction was needed, though even this could not heal all the wounds suffered. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
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