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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778722603321

Autore

Burgess John P. <1954->

Titolo

The East German church and the end of communism / / John P. Burgess

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997

ISBN

0-19-773893-1

1-280-45338-9

0-19-535495-8

0-585-32078-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages)

Disciplina

261.70943109045

274.3082

Soggetti

Church and state - Germany (East)

Communism and Christianity - Germany (East)

Democracy - Religious aspects - Christianity

Germany (East) Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-176) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I: CHURCH AND STATE IN CONTEXT; 1 The Limits of Dialogue: East German Marxist-Leninist Thinkers and the Future of Religion; 2 The Language of Liberation: The Church as a Free Space; II: THE CHURCH AND THE PEACEFUL REVOLUTION; 3 The Church as a Religious and Political Force; 4 Preparing for the Fall: The Church and Its Groups; 5 The Shape and Limits of the Church's Contributions to Democratization; III: THE CHURCH AND THE NEW DEMOCRATIC ORDER; 6 Theologians and the Renewal of Democratic Political Institutions; 7 Coming to Terms with the Past: The Church, the State, and the Sta; 8 Church and Politics in a Secular World: The Theology of Wolf Krötke; Epilogue: After the Wall; Notes; Indexsi

Sommario/riassunto

Burgess addresses the role of religion in the massive political changes that took place in Eastern Europe in 1989, focusing particularly on the role played by the East German church in that country's bloodless revolution.