Public Theology

"CSU is playing tricks with a symbol of faith". This is the title of a guest article published on April 2018 by the Munich emeritus professor of theology Friedrich Wilhelm Graf in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. Graf comments on the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder’s decision to hav...

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Main Author: Höhne, Florian 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Dictionary entry/article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: SysLex
Year: 2026
Further subjects:B Translation
B Doctrine of Two Kingdoms
B Gospel and Law
B Public
B Doctrine of Christ’s Kingship
B Embodiment
B Postcolonial Studies
B Discourse
B Civil Society
B Natural Law
B Public Theology
B Public Protestantism
B Communication

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