The East German Church and the End of Communism
Author | : John P. Burgess |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195110982 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195110986 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The East German Church and the End of Communism by : John P. Burgess
Download or read book The East German Church and the End of Communism written by John P. Burgess and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his own research in East Germany and relying primarily on sources published in East Germany itself, author John Burgess demonstrates the roots of the church's theology in Barth, Bonhoeffer, and in the Barmen declaration, which in 1934 pronounced Christianity and Nazi ideology to be incompatible.