Religion and the secular in Eastern Germany, 1945 to the present / / edited by Esther Peperkamp, Malgorzata Rajtar.
The radical process of religious change in eastern Germany poses a real challenge to social researchers. Common explanations view either the socialist past or larger scale processes of modernization to be the cause of eastern German secularization, but fail to address historical contingencies and in...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Central European histories ; v. 51 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Central European histories ;
v. 51. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / E. Peperkamp and M. Rajtar
- Introduction / Esther Peperkamp and Ma Gorzata Rajtar
- Chapter 1. Science As Religion: The Role Of Scientism In The Secularization Process In Eastern Germany / Thomas Schmidt-Lux
- Chapter 2. Secular Rituals And Political Commemorations In Eastern Germany, 1945-1956 / Nikolai Vukov
- Chapter 3. The Limits Of Politicization Of The Schools In The Sed State: The Catholic Eichsfeld Region And The Protestant Erzgebirge – A Comparison / Kirstin Wappler
- Chapter 4. Positions And Pathways Of Families Within The Religious Field Of East Germany: Three Catholic Case Studies / Uta Karstein
- Chapter 5. Between Menschlichkeit And Missionsbefehl: God, Work, And World Among Christians In Saxony / Esther Peperkamp
- Chapter 6. Religious Socialization In A Secular Environment: Jehovah’s Witnesses In Eastern Germany / Ma Gorzata Rajtar
- Chapter 7. Young Eastern Germans And The Religious And Ideological Heritage Of Their Parents And Grandparents / Anja Frank
- Chapter 8. The Rehabilitation Of Ex-Offenders In Eastern Germany: A Religious-Secular Configuration / Irene Becci
- Chapter 9. Church Buildings In Eastern Germany: Houses Of God Or Tourist Attractions? / Anna Körs
- Conclusion: Dealing With Two Masters’ Commands – Explorations Of The Complexities Of Religious Life Under A Dictatorial Regime / Monika Wohlrab-Sahr
- Index / E. Peperkamp and M. Rajtar.