A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.

A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === The purpose of this investigation is to trace the development of the various attitudes of the church towards the state and to establish some definite attitudinal types with special reference to the church controversy in Germany from 1933 - 1945. On account of th...

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Main Author: Meinardus, Otto Friedrich August
Language:en_US
Published: Boston University 2016
Subjects:
Church and state
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14195
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spelling ndltd-bu.edu-oai-open.bu.edu-2144-141952019-01-08T15:36:51Z A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945. Meinardus, Otto Friedrich August Church and state Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University The purpose of this investigation is to trace the development of the various attitudes of the church towards the state and to establish some definite attitudinal types with special reference to the church controversy in Germany from 1933 - 1945. On account of the complexity of the subject, the study makes use of three disciplines: theology, history of religion and sociology of religion. The church controversy in Germany will enter the history of the universal church as a twentieth century revelation of the original problem of the attitude of the Christian Church towards the state. The attitudes of opposition, accommodation, co-ordination and identification express each in its own way the desire to find a solution to the perplexing problem of the relationship of the two institutions. [TRUNCATED] 2016-02-01T18:34:59Z 2016-02-01T18:34:59Z 1955 1955 Thesis/Dissertation b2117748x https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14195 en_US Based on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions. Boston University
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Meinardus, Otto Friedrich August
A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.
description Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University === The purpose of this investigation is to trace the development of the various attitudes of the church towards the state and to establish some definite attitudinal types with special reference to the church controversy in Germany from 1933 - 1945. On account of the complexity of the subject, the study makes use of three disciplines: theology, history of religion and sociology of religion. The church controversy in Germany will enter the history of the universal church as a twentieth century revelation of the original problem of the attitude of the Christian Church towards the state. The attitudes of opposition, accommodation, co-ordination and identification express each in its own way the desire to find a solution to the perplexing problem of the relationship of the two institutions. [TRUNCATED]
author Meinardus, Otto Friedrich August
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title A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.
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title_fullStr A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.
title_full_unstemmed A typology of church attitudes towards the state with special reference to the German church controversy, 1933-1945.
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