Volkskirche, "Christian State," and the Weimar Republic
In recent years growing numbers of German and American church historians have turned their attention to the spectacular Kirch enkanipf (Church Struggle) under the Nazis but have so far largely neglected the preceding Weimar period. And yet it stands to reason that the ambiguous response of Evangelic...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1966]
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| In: |
Church history
Year: 1966, Volume: 35, Pages: 186-206 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Protestant Church
B church-state relations B Weimar Republic B Verhältnis Staat-Kirche |
| Summary: | In recent years growing numbers of German and American church historians have turned their attention to the spectacular Kirch enkanipf (Church Struggle) under the Nazis but have so far largely neglected the preceding Weimar period. And yet it stands to reason that the ambiguous response of Evangelical churches in the 1930's to a seemingly demonic use of political power can be explained, at least in part, by their political and social attitudes in the 1920's. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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