Germany and the Confessional Divide - Religious Tensions and Political Culture, 1871-1989

From German unification in 1871 through the early 1960s, confessional tensions between Catholics and Protestants were a source of deep division in German society. Engaging this period of historic strife, Germany and the Confessional Divide focuses on three traumatic episodes: the Kulturkampf waged against the Catholic Church in the 1870s, the collapse of the Hohenzollern monarchy and state-supported Protestantism after World War I, and the Nazi persecution of the churches. It argues that memories of these traumatic experiences regularly reignited confessional tensions. Only as German society became increasingly secular did these memories fade and tensions ease.

A propos de l'auteur

Thomas Großbölting is Director of the Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg and Professor for Contemporary History at the University of Hamburg. From 2009 to 2020 he was Principal Investigator at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics," University of Münster. His recent books include Wiedervereinigungsgesellschaft. Aufbruch und Entgrenzung in Germany since 1989/90 (2020), Was glaubten die Deutschen 1933-1945? (co-edited with Olaf Blaschke, 2020) and Losing Heaven. Religion in Germany since 1945 (2016).

Résumé

Unpacking the conflicted religious history, this collection focuses on defining traumatic events, tracing their origins across division between Catholics and Protestants, hinderance of German unification, and transforming religious identities, allegiances, and practices

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Mark Edward Grossboelting Ruff
• Collaboration: Thomas Grossboelting (Editeur), Thomas Großbölting (Editeur), Mark Edward Ruff (Editeur), Ruff Mark Edward (Editeur)
• Edition: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781800730878
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-087-8
• Pages: 438
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Germany, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, History of Religion, Christian Churches & denominations, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Social and cultural history, History: 18th/19th Century; History: 20th Century to Present