The Lutheran Church and the East German State
Author | : Robert Goeckel |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2019-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781501745836 |
ISBN-13 | : 1501745832 |
Rating | : 4/5 (832 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Lutheran Church and the East German State by : Robert Goeckel
Download or read book The Lutheran Church and the East German State written by Robert Goeckel and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Goeckel here explains why, despite the ideological antagonism between Marxism–Leninism and Christianity, a working relationship developed between East Germany's Communist rulers and the country's Evangelical Lutheran Church. By reconstructing how the church won a measure of autonomy and became a forum for dissent, The Lutheran Church and the East German State deepens our understanding of the popular forces that swept the Honecker regime from power in the fall of 1989.