The East German Church and the End of Communism

by John P. Burgess

This book addresses the role of religion in the massive political changes that took place in Eastern Europe in 1989. In particular, it examines the role played by the East German church in that country's bloodless revolution. Although some scholars and political commentators have noted that the East German church provided a free space in which dissident groups could meet, they have neither described nor assessed the theology that guided the church's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195110986
• ISBN13: 9780195110982
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"