Freiheit in Grenzen

Protestantismus in der DDR

by Veronika Albrecht-Birkner

Book cover: Freiheit in Grenzen

Extent: 282 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: German Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Christentum und Zeitgeschichte

Series volume number: 2

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(September 2018)

ISBN: 9783374053438

Price: $31.00

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In the quarter of a century since the end of the GDR, much has been written about Protestantism in the GDR. Quite different assessments have been made. They range from very positive appraisals, particularly with regard to the role played in the peaceful revolution of 1989, to the accusation of total adaptation to the GDR state. The proximity in time to the historical events implies that various former actors still are involved in the interpretation of history. The volume provides a short clear overview of the phases of development and the central themes of Protestantism in the GDR, including the history of reception. It explores the structural and theological characteristics which unfolded within the outer and ideological limits set by the GDR state, and in resistance to it, under the signature of freedom.

Veronika Albrecht-Birkner, Dr. theol., Jahrgang 1963, studierte Theologie am Theologischen Seminar in Leipzig und ist Professorin fur Kirchengeschichte an der Universitat Siegen. Sie gehort der Evangelischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte an, der Historischen Kommission zur Erforschung des Pietismus sowie dem Deutschen Nationalkomitee des Lutherischen Weltbundes, 2012 wurde sie mit der Jubilaumsmedaille der Universitat Wroclaw ausgezeichnet.

  • By (author) Veronika Albrecht-Birkner