The Decline of Traditional Christian Beliefs in Germany
This is a report of two national surveys carried out in Germany, one in 1967, the other in 1992, showing the extent of change in religions beliefs and attitudes over a twenty-five year period in both East and West Germany and among Catholics and Protestants. It was revealed that there was a consider...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
1998
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Sociology of religion
Year: 1998, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-184 |
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| Summary: | This is a report of two national surveys carried out in Germany, one in 1967, the other in 1992, showing the extent of change in religions beliefs and attitudes over a twenty-five year period in both East and West Germany and among Catholics and Protestants. It was revealed that there was a considerable decline in traditional Christian beliefs—especially regarding Christ as the son of God, the infallibility of the Pope, the Virgin Birth, supernatural miracles, belief in the Bible as the Word of God—and in regular church attendance. Greater support was expressed for the wedding of divorced persons, abolition of celibacy, and the permission of priests to marry. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3712080 |